Serving Bread

On Monday, we had our first small group at Pierce College. I believe InterVarsity had a presence at Pierce (perhaps 40 years ago) but it had disengaged from the campus for many years now.

The young student leader looked nervous at first (especially since the door to the meeting room was locked), but she worked through that to help people feel comfortable and connected. We had 10 students at our first meeting, and it was great to hear people share about what a Christian community would mean to them at the community college.

As I walked on this campus of nearly 25,000 students, I could not but pray and ask God to raise disciples who would make an impact on campus and beyond. God’s stretching my leadership and calling, and I love to have eyes to see God at work.

At the end of our small group meeting, I gave the group a closing exhortation that numbers will never tell the whole story of God’s work on campus and we are not striving for a large group for the sake of a large group. Jesus invested his time and energy and gave his best to a small group of people, and one of his powerful teachings was the parable of the mustard seed which may be the smallest seed, but would eventually grow to be a blessing to its surroundings.