In thinking about the Axis Church, there are two distinct lists which play a crucial role in telling others about itself. Those are the "order of service" and the "weekly announcements." The order of service is a chronological list printed out each week for the leadership team to reference during Sunday service so that each member will know what comes next, what to play, what to read, etc. The weekly announcements are a bullet-point list sent out in an email to those who choose to sign up. So how do these two lists define the Axis Church?
* For one, the order of service reveals a little bit about the church's theology. The list shows that after the message, the church engages in holy communion. This is done every week and is always on the order of service. So one can look at this list and know that the church views this sacrament as an important part of the Christian faith. One can look at the list of songs and know that the church holds a high view of old hymns as well as theologically-sound contemporary songs.
* As for the weekly announcements, one can look at that list and get to know more about the church. The second bullet point lets readers know that the church is willing to pray for them and provides an email link to send prayers. This tells people that prayer is held in high regard for the leadership. In the list also is a link to listen to the previous week's sermon. This tells readers (indirectly) that the church believes that a digital sermon/podcast is a fruitful and worthwhile thing.
I actually never realized how much you can learn from a place by looking at its lists.
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