“Churches Making a Difference, Together”
PR A XIS Fall/Winter 2010
Churches Unite for a Weekend of Kindness by Micky Shearon
“When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade” so goes the old saying. The Apostle Paul put it like this: “And we know that in all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) Such was the case with the Love Granbury Kindness Explosion event this past April in Granbury, Texas. Not even an all day torrential downpour deterred the twenty participating churches to share God’s love with the greater Granbury area. In fact, the rain only served to make most of our kindness projects even more powerful than they normally would have been. And we know that in all things
work together for good . . . We kicked things off with a Friday night worship service at Acton Baptist Church, as song leaders Lincoln Wiseman and Caroline George led us. Then, our special guest speaker for the evening, Dr. Al Tizon, brought a great message about the true meaning and importance of unity in the Body of Christ. Dr. Tizon led us through a time of repentance and renewal as the altars were filled with God’s people crying out for more unified mission in and through the church. The next day amidst a downpour of rain, members of these churches, under the one banner of “Love Granbury” lavished acts of kindness Continued on Page 2
Resources Worth Your Time
Your Church is Too Small by John H. Armstrong John H. Armstrong, former pastor and founder of ACT 3 Ministries, has been a driving force in the Christian ecumenical movement. His book Your Church is Too Small is a prophetic call for unity. Armstrong lays down a biblical foundation for unity before explaining how Christians can pursue unity both in the present and Continued on Page 3