According to some studies as few as one in five new churches will survive past their second anniversary.
Well, here we are. If you’re reading this, you have survived 2011 to watch the sun come up on a brand new year. Congratulations!
I can remember the first couple of churches Wendy and I planted, back in the ninties. When Victory came into town we were viewed with great suspicion by other existing churches.
As we were sharing communion the other day I began reflecting on the goodness of God. It occurred to me that there are a lot of things I CAN’T do with God’s grace and goodness.