Love Winston Salem

I just heard about this wonderful focus of Calvery Baptist. Love Winston-Salem from what I can tell is a response to the realization that the church needs to not only focus on missions far away but also focus on missions down the street. Baptist churches are typically stereotyped as being strong on evangelism but leaving the service ministries to the likes of the Methodists or Catholics. I am sure many will question their motives, but bravo Calvary. Engage your community. Enter the lives of our neighbors. Let them see the love of Christ and not only hear it. My prediction is that Calvary will experience a season of growth and awakening within those who attend because of this.

Church On A Mission

Last week I posted a story about Calvery Baptist's campaign, Love Winston-Salem. I listed it under Engagement because it is a wondeful example of how a local church is reaching out to its community. Most churches forget the reason they are in existance. They get a small gathering of people and get fat, happy, and lazy. In a sense apathy has run amock in the church today.

Apathy occurs when people lose sight of any real purpose. You go to church on Sunday, listen to the sermon, and then go home to live your life. Winston-Salem churches need to follow Calvary's example. Either join them in this campaign or start your own. People need to have something to strive for. They need a vision for a better tomorrow. They need to trust Christ for something other than personal blessings.