Chris Bell: Creating a Welcoming Culture
“I don’t want to be a part-time Christian, full-time pastor. I want to have a personal walk with God that overflows into my ministry.”
“I don’t want to be a part-time Christian, full-time pastor. I want to have a personal walk with God that overflows into my ministry.”
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Larry Osborne: Jesus came to make the kingdom of God more accessible, not to impose stricter standards to exclude people.
"It’s the number one fear of pastors—the fear of criticism. And it's their number one pain."
Almost four years into the life of the church he planted with a core team that included worship leader Chris Tomlin, Matt Carter had a profound mountainside experience.
Lead Pastor of Pastoral Care Cecelia Freeman says knowing and providing for the specific unique cultures and needs of individuals creates a nurturing environment.
“We believe that all the ‘one anothers’ of Scripture and the things we’re supposed to obey are going to show up in community.”
“What else might we do today that would be more significant than telling others that the God of the universe loves them and desires for them to know him and be saved from their sins forever?”
Craig Groeschel: "I went through a two-year process of God just breaking me, ruining me, for His purpose."