What's so special about Crossway??

A few of us have been reading a new book by Mike McKinley, Church Planting is For Wimps: How God Uses Messed-up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things.

The idea behind the title involves McKinley poking fun at church planters because they have an easier job than men who go into an existing church that needs change and revitalization. In the end, Mike loves church planting and the book is quite suitable for planters.

I was especially encouraged by chapter three--"One thing is necessary." The "one thing" to which McKinley refers is the Word of God, especially the Word as it is preached. He writes that what his church needed most (he embarked on a church revitalization project five years ago) "was someone to preach God's Word to them. And, friend, if you are a church planter or church revitalizer, this is what your church needs as well." (p.49)

So, what will make Crossway Church of Goldsboro such a special community of believers in Jesus? Why should you consider checking us out or supporting us? Well, it won't be because we are super savvy; Lord willing, it will be because we love God's Word--which is just that, the actual Word of the one true God. In McKinley's words, we hope to "teach God's Word. Evangelize using God's Word. Disciple people using God's Word. And then, when you [we] launch a public service, preach God's Word." (53)

Profound Truth for Practical Living

Thanks to Gabe Lewis for recently pointing us to this quote by Charles Spurgeon...

"I must take care above all that I cultivate communion with Christ, for though that can never be the basis of my peace - mark that - yet it will be a channel of it."

May God help us at Crossway Church of Goldsboro to be both doctrinally and experientially healthy! We can only do this as we understand and truly believe that Christ is everything to the believer. God has made him to be our wisdom, our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.
Our message for ourselves, Goldsboro, and the world is this: Christ receives sinful people--boys, girls, men, and women. Look (and keeping looking) to Christ.