Cross Church: The Courage to Step Out
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.
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.
Since Trace Church started using these white towels, baptism numbers have skyrocketed.
The plan was to incubate church planters within existing churches and then release them after six to nine months to plant the network’s next church
In its first decade, Suncrest was a young, small church without the resources to do what they’re doing now.
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.
The valuable partnerships the community cornerstone church has with its community have made it a household name in the area.
Those in particular need of aid are assigned “Care Communities,” a group of six to eight volunteers that closely walk alongside a foster family for one year.
Redemption Hill Church’s deaf ministry is different in that it blends hearing people and those who are deaf.