"When God gives you a new beginning, it starts with an ending. Be
thankful for closed doors they often guide us to the right one." -
Unknown
For thirteen years, one
church National Community Church met in the movie theaters at DC’s Union
Station, there about a hundred thousand people pass through daily. This
not only put the church in the middle of the marketplace, it put them
on the map because there weren't many churches around that had their own
metro stop, train station, or taxi stands dropping off at their front
door. That golden opportunity started with a phone call informing their
pastor that Giddings School, the public school where they met, was
closing its doors because of fire code violations. His immediate
reaction was fear because it put them on the verge of becoming a
homeless church. However, he soon realized that some of God’s best
pre-moves are closed doors.
Right off the bat, no one likes
closed doors. I still remember when we lost our church building some
years ago. It felt like it was the end of the world, because how else
can you explain being kicked out of your church building, on a Saturday
afternoon? No way.
