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Terry Virgo: on Community: This is from his foreword to Dave Stroud’s Planting Churches, Changing Communities
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This is from his foreword to Dave Stroud’s Planting Churches, Changing Communities
“Church planting is not simply a matter of getting a number of individuals saved; it is about the advance of God’s community in the earth. He wants a community, his city, his family in which he could dwell. Church planting is an extension of the community, not simply an exercise in multiplying the head count. Part of God’s purpose in saving us is to overcome our intense selfishness and isolation.” (bold added)
Amen.
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I believe Jesus when he said 'life does not consist in the abundance of our possessions'. I believe he offers something better. This blog is mostly about that search.
I'm also a church pastor, a husband, a father, a keen runner, reader, and motorcyclist. These and a few other things make guest appearances from time to time.
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