The Feeling of Familiarity

God has been working on me lately reminding me of all of the good things that come with returning to the church that I grew up in. One of those blessings that come with returning to Liberty is the feeling of familiarity. I am able to work on a staff with a Senior Pastor that I have known for years. And though I have never worked for him prior to this, in general his personality is the same. In most situations you have the breaking in period where you learn your Senior Pastor and he you. Because we have both known each other, it was easy to transition into the position and meet the expectations the Senior Pastor has for me. It is as if we have been able to jump a few months into the future in our working relationship.I am also blessed to work along side a worship leader who also happened to be my Youth Pastor and my College ministry pastor. Instead of coming into a completely new staff, I had a familiar face to encourage me through the days of learning the ropes. I  have been able to get to know the rest of the staff very quickly and have already began to feel "at home" around the office.

Liberty has always been the church that I have called my "home church" in my time away and that is because I feel they are the church that launched me into my own personal ministry, and in the same way they have accepted me back into the church to be the leader of the children's ministry. Another aspect of this feeling of familiarity comes from the fact that we have so many families that are still involved in the church and more specifically the children's ministry. I have the awesome opportunity to serve along side of volunteers who I also served with years ago when I was here. This feeling of familiarity has allowed me to make a quick integration into the children's ministry and church as a whole. I have also had the privilege of serving along side some of the kids who were in the children's ministry when I left. They have now grown up and are serving themselves.

As the days go by the feeling of familiarity of grows. I am so glad that God has placed me back here at Liberty. Though at times it may feel like it is all new, I still have this great feeling of familiarity, it is a blessing from God.

Grateful to be Growing at The Grove!
Miss Megan