Hope of the World

I absolutely love the local church.  In fact I believe that the local church is the hope of the world.  I am passionate about the church being a place where people can come just as they are, experience the wonder and grace of our God and leave invigorated and ready for life.  It is the only place in the world thats mission is people.  The local church wants to bring the life-giving message of Jesus Christ to people so that they can find hope, life and salvation.

Being a pastor of a local church, Coastal Community Church, it is easy for me to think that our church is the best, most relevant and should be the place where everyone would want to go if they were to go to church.  The amazing thing is, there are probably better churches in our community, more relevant churches, churches with better preaching, teaching and that have a lot more people.  The amazing thing is that I am ok with that thought.  I am so thankful for so many great churches in our community and my prayer is that people that don’t have a church home would find one, whether at our church or another.  I have figured out that it is God’s church anyways and I am just leading this one.