Keep Tuesday night, 30th June free for a church meeting for everyone who calls HDCC home. This is an important meeting to attend as we look at the recent growth at HDCC, ask what God is calling us to, and look ahead as God's people here at HD to both the responsibilities and opportunities in our future.
Prior Reading
This material will establish a foundation for the discussions that will take place on the 30th so it's worth your while digesting it before the meeting.
- Tim Keller on Size Culture - The first 5 pages of this article have proven an invaluable resource for the elder and deacon teams to understand the journey HDCC is on. Don't be thrown by the title of the article, Tim Keller does a magnificent job naming and explaining the core changes a church is faced with at each stage of growth. The first 5 pages are essential reading for where HDCC is at right now.
- Collated Prophecies 2007 - 2009 - From the introduction: "This document is an overview of the prophetic words provided over the last few years pertinent to HDCC. We have collated them in this manner to give a sense of the types of things we understand God has been saying to our church for some time now. Look for the themes and ideas that are repeated and dont get too side-tracked by specifics – we're looking for the big picture."
- Meeting Summary - the summary points of a meeting held in May with the Elder, Deacon, and Admin teams as they worked through the above material.