A healthy church is one that meets regularly on the first day of the week to worship the triune God through Jesus Christ, to edify one another by the exercise of spiritual gifts, and to receive the Eucharist.
I plan to minister in the San Francisco Bay Area. The greatest obstacle that I will face is a popular culture that is anti-Christ, anti-organized religion in general and North American protestant evangelicalism in particular.
I hope to overcome this obstacle by establishing a church that is known in the community for its love for the triune God, love for one another, and love for the community. We will preach the gospel of Christ’s death and resurrection. Those who profess Jesus Christ as Lord will be baptized, welcomed into the fellowship of the church, and discipled. Our church will ideally not have a name and no gathering will ever exceed 500 persons.
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Joe Simmons, who pioneered the Nav ministry in NZ, is now 93 years young, with no less than 18 great
grandchildren. In a Christmas email he included a verse that captures how we can pray your vision into reality: "And may The Strong God bless you and give you many, many (spiritual) children, a congregation of peoples; and pass on the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants" (Genesis 28:3, The Message).
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