As I mentioned in my last blog post, I have been answering a lot of the same questions in different conversations about our transition from The Journey Metro East to Trailhead Church. So, in an attempt to continue to shed light on what is seen (understandably) as an unusual situation, I am going to post this FAQ. I hope it is helpful. So, here we go: Why do this? The first and best answer to "why" is this: God is leading us to this. This shouldn't be surprising since The Journey has made it clear that it is a church-planting church. We believe in church planting for a number of good reasons. Local, autonomous churches contextualize the gospel to and lead best in their communities. People in a church plant feel more pressure to take ownership of the church's life - which is a good pressure that encourages the development and use of the gifts of the Spirit in the church. In addition, teaching content - not just illustrations - can be focus...
A man made of mud learning to live as an image bearer of God