We Must Go
By David Branker
We’ve seen the impact of multi-services and multi-sites help the church in America reach more people with the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We believe multi-gatherings will be another such strategy that will dramatically expand our ability to reach many, many more people for the Kingdom of God.
Why Multi-Gatherings?
People’s lives are broken. The local church is their only hope. Many of us are waiting for them to come and hear but they are not coming – Jesus said to go! Instead of relying on marketing strategies and outreaches to entice people to come, we as a church have been given a commission to go. No doubt about it, when we bring the local church to people, we bring good news, and we bring love in action. We meet their felt needs AND meet their most important need – a relationship with Jesus Christ.
The truth is – the most powerful evangelist is the glory of God dwelling in the midst of His people. That happens in the context of the local church. We don’t need convincing of that, we already see large numbers of people come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior each weekend at our services. Not to mention in similar gatherings and crusades all over the world. Now we can empower and equip devoted disciples with the ability to take the church experience to their friends. We’ve taken the best of the weekend experience and packaged it in its simplest form, so it can be experienced in many different settings.
Of course we encourage people to be evangelists and to invite others and that doesn’t change. However, there are many people that won’t come – therefore we must go!
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It’s so exciting to be His hands and feet. Jesus was so focused on reaching the lost and sharing and delivering the Good News. It’s so exciting to partner with the things of God! I believe that God is SO PUMPED and ready to move thru us and our circle of influence.
This is so exciting and I feel so privileged to be part of what God is doing right now at Celebration Church. I can’t wait to hear and see the testimonies from the first week of Extention Gatherings!
Statistics say that most people try out church, and are willing to give it a try. Whether it is being busy, family, work, etc that keeps them away a lot of them seem not to stay. One of the things that is awesome about extension gatherings it gives people a chance to stay connected to the local church, it even makes our front door as the church a lot bigger, meaning easier access. Stoked to be apart.
YES! The Movement of the Church at it’s grassroots best!
So true Pastor David. It is really amazing what starts to happen when God’s people find a way to take what God is doing in His Church to those around us. I think Pastor Stovall put it so well when he said, God’s work in and through the church was meant to be a movement. How awesome it is to be in the midst of the move of God to impact North Florda for Christ.