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Thursday
Apr 07, 2011

Every day we see example after example of how God is using The City in the hands of people like you to make an impact in the lives of people around the world. In a recent City Conversation with Greg Surratt from Seacoast Church in South Carolina, Greg shared about the increase in engagement Seacoast Church is seeing through The City. An excerpt from the Conversation is below.

Have you seen a… read more »

Thursday
Mar 31, 2011

We love hearing about how churches are using The City and the impact they are seeing in their church body. In a recent talk with Drew Clemens from Apex Community Church in Ohio, Drew shared how Apex is seeing success with The City in their house churches. A transcript of our conversation is below.

How have you measured success in your roll-out of The City to your congregation?

“My focus is… read more »

Wednesday
Sep 22, 2010

When our pursuit of technology is gospel-driven and other-focused, it becomes worship in a very real sense. Of course, it's very tempting to pursue technology for the sake of our own comfort, to numb ourselves from feeling pain or need. But, as Ariel reminds us in this story, God uses our pain and discomfort to lead us to the only real source of healing, comfort, and joy there is:… read more »

Wednesday
Sep 15, 2010

A woman named Glendine recently shared a story on The City’s Story Center. It’s a remarkable story about how God miraculously healed her niece, Ariel, after she was in a terrible auto accident.

Many people in Glendine’s church had been praying for Ariel’s healing, and Glendine says she writes in the “hope that this story will serve as an encouragement to you, that your faith… read more »

Friday
Sep 10, 2010

The following story was shared with us through The City's Story Center. Apart from simply being a great story of redemption, it's also interesting to see how God used a pretty rudimentary method of communication to make Himself known.

Growing up, my brother Mark and I were very close. When I graduated from high school and went into the military, Mark began working with a… read more »

Friday
Jul 09, 2010

True church community comes from bringing people closer together, in fellowship with Christ and each other. It also means engaging and fostering leadership throughout the church to enable your mission on a daily basis, not just on Sundays.

In a Webinar with hundreds of church leaders from across the country this morning, Geoff Surratt from Seacoast Church talked about how he’s helped Seacoast… read more »