Unity and Diversity
One thing that is a great challenge in the western church model is the desire to compartmentalize church. In many churches the family is segregated. The problem with this approach is that individuals within the church do not get to experience the value of living life with people that are at completely different stages of life. Tim Brister laments this and challenges the church to recapture a gospel centered approach to living life as the people of God. Here is a excerpt from his post… True fellowship among believers comes when shared life is sharing the gospel to one another, and...
Read MoreJohn G. Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides
If you are interested in reading an autobiography I encourage you to consider reading the autobiography of John G. Paton. John G. Paton (1824-1907) was a Scottish missionary to the New Hebrides. Before sailing there with his newly wed wife in 1858, he was a city missionary in Glasgow for ten years. Began work on Tanna, an island inhabited by native cannibals; later worked on the island of Aniwa. He gave to the Aniwan people the first hymnbook in their own language and translated the New Testament into their language. The following quote follows an event where he...
Read MoreCommunity Group
The church was designed to be a community where people grow together. We desire to be a church where people will be challenged, encouraged, comforted, and blessed as they seek to know God and make him known in this present world. At present, we have sought to accomplish this in our worship services and through Sunday Morning bible studies. Another avenue that I believe to be very vital is through small community groups that meet in homes. A community group is a gathering of people that meet to praise God, discuss scripture, pray, and help one another to think about how they are to...
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