Category: Ministry

Today is Easter Sunday. This week at Gateway we didn’t have a lot of visitors. We weren’t really on our “A” game. But God showed up and did something great. For the third weekend in a row we had a response to our salvation altar call.

Jesus told us that there is rejoicing before the angels in Heaven when one soul comes to salvation. Over the last three weekends, a total of 11 souls have given their hearts to Jesus for the first time, or as a rededication. Eleven. I can’t imagine what the angels have been doing up there.

Simply put, I can’t help but join the celebration. God is starting something here. I have told others that I wasn’t mentally prepared for it. But I’m not going to tell God to stop or put it on hold, not for a moment.

[Q:] What is God doing in your life? What is He doing that makes you want to celebrate?

There is a great debate raging over the role of Social Media in the church and ministry. I believe that is becomes increasingly more important as the target age for your ministry lowers. However, the number of churchgoers using the internet and its social systems continues to rise.

Today I stumbled upon a new system, made for churches, that integrates other social apps while maintaining a specific connection point for the local church. It is called The Table. From their website: “The Table Project is not about technology. It is not about creating a virtual church. It’s about using the tools around us to unite the Body of Christ.”