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.
They got the word out about a Monday-night ministry for kids ages 5 to 12 called DD for JC—Dunkin’ Donuts for Jesus Christ.
When we become our own chief advocate, we are once again taking the place of God. Because advocating for us is actually not our job; it’s Jesus’s job.
With the change of seasons and school starting back up, fall is a time when so many people reset and create their new schedules. So this is a great opportunity for your church to connect (and reconnect) people with Jesus.
Don’t sacrifice your peace for a hollow victory. Choose instead to release your "right of way" so that you can hold onto peace instead of pain.
“We don’t want our denomination to close one more church without first offering it to us to send a team to revitalize it.” -Sarah Jackson
“If people don’t make a single friend at your church, they’re not going to stay.” ~Pastor Di Beals
By spring 2024, Cul2vate harvested over 100,000 pounds of food—including potatoes, pumpkins and watermelons—on the Brentwood acres it converted to farmland.
As churches of every size strive to reach Gen Alpha with the gospel, small churches are uniquely positioned to meet this moment.
When people visit Community and decide to stay, Pastor John Scott says, it’s because of the worship, the teaching, the children’s ministry and, most importantly, the feeling of belonging.