Written by a physician, The Deepest Place reverberates with heartfelt compassion, clinical understanding and studied, biblical wisdom that will benefit pastors and other ministry leaders involved in counseling.
Over and over again, the lovingkindness of God is extolled as the reason why he provides salvation for his people. Not that sinners deserve to be saved, but God extends his own heart to them and sets his love upon them.
When visitors do decide to check out a Sunday service, Kelley says, they’re often happy to find a teaching team made up of four Hope pastors, plus two others from different churches, who rotate Sundays, and the church’s emphasis on the Fostering Hope ministry shaping its outreach.
It sounds so simple, but it will take grit to overcome self-doubt and strategic decline to push forward with an innovative spirit to reach the community and bless them as the hands and feet of Christ.
What makes us come together as the people of God and remain the people of God is what we have been given from God.
The world is rapidly changing all around us. Focusing on understanding your audience helps us engage the present generation.
We cannot rush the appearance of fruit to make ourselves feel or look better. don't waste your season and remember that growth happens in every season.
The congregation has welcomed changes as different demographics join, embodying the Right people at the right time dynamic that keeps the church growing.
There are five practical ways in which I have personally seen my church transform from Sunday gatherings only to table fellowship that extends fellowship well into the week.
So many gospel presentations and simple summaries present the gospel as escape from sin and the world and entrance into eternal life. Such gospels skip life now and head for the eternal prize.
