Gateway Fellowship Church: Building Community
The key is establishing real community, authentic friendships and a true relationship with the Lord.
The key is establishing real community, authentic friendships and a true relationship with the Lord.
“This was a natural extension of who we have always been." -Pastor Darin wood
This move would not only give them room to grow, but also would enable them to do a lot more to fulfill their mission of being a church focused on “building the kingdom, one life at a time.”
Pastor Jaime Loya was intent on spiritual truths becoming a reality in the lives of everyday people. Hearing a message on a Sunday morning is meaningless if that message is not lived out all week long.
The fact that each student mentors a younger child helps develop relationships among students as well as their self-confidence.
Since Trace Church started using these white towels, baptism numbers have skyrocketed.
West Ridge focuses on raising up the next generation from within the church to send out and either be church planters or serve as part of a church planting team.
Although people tend to think that university students are hard to reach, Mark Vance disagrees. “The college campus is actually freakishly wildly open to the gospel.”
Because people said in this assessment that they wanted to grow in their relationships, the church turned its attention to forming a more connected community.
Redemption Hill Church’s deaf ministry is different in that it blends hearing people and those who are deaf.