Working with cohabitating couples

GCI Weekly Update — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:28:00 +0000

Pastors often ask about how to counsel and otherwise work with couples attending their congregations who are cohabiting (living together outside of marriage).

For an example of how one pastor handled this issue, see the Leadership Journal article at http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/2012/winter/finallydo.html

For current research concerning unmarried co-habitation see the blog post at http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/cohabit.htm

If you would like to share your pastoral experience with this issue, feel free to do so using the “add a comment” box below.

GCI members in the heart of San Francisco

GCI Weekly Update — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:01:22 +0000

San Francisco Community Fellowship (SFCC), is a dynamic GCI congregation in the heart of San Francisco, CA, near the top of Mission Street. The congregation’s motto is, “Bridging a multi-cultural community to Jesus Christ.”

With persistence and patience, SFCC has been doing just that – reaching out with God’s love and life to the surrounding community. The result is a growing church fellowship that is wonderfully cross-cultural (representing several ethnic groups) and cross-generational.

Recently, Ted Johnston, media coordinator for GCI Church Administration and Development, USA, interviewed several of SFCC’s members. The video below provides excerpts from some of these interviews, highlighting comments concerning why the members appreciate their new church home.

http://youtu.be/nArSOSaNYFg

(Theme music by GCI member James Egbert)