by John Gross
A benefit of being director of the BBFI church planting program (APEX) is visiting our church planters as they begin the planting process. Easter is one of those seasons of the year that lends itself to inviting people to church. Considering the condition of our country, however, invitations at Easter are certainly met with more objections than they used to be. Still, we have the opportunity to invite people at a time more acceptable than many other times during the year. Of course, our planters are taking advantage of this opportunity as much as possible.
Obviously, it is impossible to report on all of the church planters making special plans for Easter. It is important we remember to pray for these pastors and their churches as they face the struggles of planting and growing these young churches. It would be great if some of our senior churches could remember these young people and their churches in a special way for Easter.
From Robby Pollard
Pastor of Village Park Church, The Woodlands/Spring, TX areaGod has been giving us tremendous breakthroughs this year and we are praying for the same through Easter. For our Easter celebration, we are praying God will send us 200 people from the community to hear the message of hope found in the Gospel. We share the message through two outdoor worship services on Friday night and Sunday morning. The services will be held in the scenic amphitheater at the Creekside YMCA where we gather on Sundays. On Sunday morning, we will host a community Easter brunch followed by our worship gathering. After the service, we will host a large community Easter egg hunt for kids and adults.