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Believing the gospel comes with an obligation to the gospel.

The story of Christmas is perfect for shedding light on the hope we can find in our darkness. Jesus came into a world filled with pain, a world where people searched for hope and longed for the Messiah to come but were constantly disappointed.

We are prone to seek greatness for our own sake rather than to glorify God in it. If we try to pretend like all of our motives are pure, then we’ll never be able to address the inconsistencies in us.

A recent Small Town Summits event at Gordon Conwell indicates that small town ministry is alive and well.

Those who have wayward children who likely won’t be home for Christmas. Those parents grieve, too, sometimes in unique ways. They cling to hope that this might be the Christmas for return and reunion, then weep when it doesn’t happen.

My wife’s style was more relational. She built relationships over time and introduced Jesus to people more slowly. When she went to the shopping mall, she didn’t evangelize. She shopped. But I also noticed that she had engaged many of her co-workers in Gospel conversations over time.

Thinking about going multisite? Make sure you know the answer to these questions.

Take a look at the send-off of the very first Christian martyr, a precious witness for Christ named Stephen. And notice, if you will, the glimpses we are given into the reception he is about to receive in Heaven…