I am reading a new book titled "It" by Craig Groeschel the founding and senior pastor if LifeChurch.tv a mutlicampus church that has 13 locations.

During the early days his congregation borrowed a two-car garage with ratty furnishings and second hand audiovisual equipment that frequently went haywire during services. But people were still drawn there. (Sound familiar). Why? They sensed a powerful, life changing force that Groeschel came to call it.

In the preface of the book he writes: “It. Some ministries have it. Some don’t. Most churches want it. Few have it. When a church ha it, everyone can tell. When one doesn't … everyone can tell. It is always unique. It is always powerful. It is always life changing. That’s its upside. It has another side too. It attracts critics. It is controversial. Many people misunderstand it. It’s hard to find but impossible to miss.”

He goes on tell share if you have ever been involved with a ministry that has it, you knew you were apart of something special. I certainly feel CCJ is an "it" church. The it is a place where the Holy Spirit of God is working. You just know that it is a God thing. Because we still many times don’t know what we are doing. We are all flawed human beings. Yet God is working through the ministry of CCJ to transform lives.

I look forward to reading this book more and finding out some of the principles that allows it to work. Hopefully we will come to a greater understanding of how God will keep it alive and growing.