Frontline Comes to Arlington

McLean Bible Church is in the process of setting up an offshoot of its Frontline Ministry in Arlington. The Frontline Ministry is sort of a church within a church, and focuses on the twenty to thirty-something community. The new branch of Frontline, to be called Frontline Arlington, had its first "Preview" tonight. The church service was held at the Rosslyn Spectrum, and the place was pretty packed. I think that there were close to 350-400 people there tonight. Regular services won't start until January, but they're having one service a month to get ready for the real thing. I liked the service tonight -- it's a lot cozier than Frontline at McLean Bible Church, which hosts more than 1000 people per service. It's also walking distance from home. The main downside is that church services will be on Monday nights instead of Sunday, due to resource limitations on church staff, venue, etc.

I haven't decided yet whether McLean Bible/Frontline will be my long-term church home or not, but so far it seems to be working out ok. I'm starting to get settled in a church small group. It's not quite as good a fit for me as my old small group back home (Nomads), but it isn't too bad.