TLC joining the Significant Church Network

http://www.significantchurch.com

Heather and I just returned from Kentucky where we attended a conference hosted by Victory Christian Fellowship located in the gigantic metropolis of Somerset.

Actually, Somerset is just a city of 12,000 or so, much like Hartsville, SC. In fact, most of the churches represented at this conference were from smaller cities/rural counties, yet had thriving churches in both spirit and in number! Very encouraging to see!

That’s what Significant Church is about… being a close-knit network of life-giving, non-denominational churches in “micropolitan” areas (again, smaller cities/counties) that want to approach ministry a little differently. An observer would see that “this ain’t your grandmother’s church” and is in fact challenging the religious establishment in a productive way. The fruits of this are church members that now have a “home” and a purpose to live out the Gospel in every facet of their lives.

We had the pleasure of listening to Pastors Jim Graff and David Swann who both “head up” Significant Church Network. They were approachable (which is a rare trait for leaders of that sort) and down-to-earth, yet had a deep passion for the lost and seeing their lives turned around towards God! We were also fortunate to hear from other pastors in the Kentucky area that were doing AWESOME things and changing their communities for the better (for Christ!).

Needless to say, this is a great fit for The Living Church and I’m looking forward to seeing this relationship grow even bigger! One of the things we set out to do in planting TLC was to establish good working partnerships with other churches and hope to find a group such as this to fellowship with. Such a blessing to know this organization exists for a church like ours!

Much thanks goes out to Pastor Jerry and Melanie Stone from Life Church Charlotte who told us about Significant Church. They have been great friends to TLC and have blessed us in more ways than one. They feel so strongly about Significant Church that they will be leaving their current ministry to work with them as church planting consultants. Praise God!

Exciting days are ahead with TLC and Hartsville! We’re thankful to the Lord for guiding us along the journey!