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Becoming a neighborhood church

This update is from Ted Johnston who serves in ministry development and communications with GCI Church Administration and Development, USA.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing GCI pastors Jim and Becky Valekis. Jim is senior pastor and his wife Becky is associate pastor at CrossRoads Christian Fellowship, GCI’s church in Tipp City, Ohio. I’ve been blessed to know and to work with them over the last decade as they have followed the Spirit—working with vision, persistence and patience to lead their congregation in the long journey of transitioning from a commuter church to one that now is primarily community-based. I asked them to describe that journey and share some of what they learned along the way. Click on the image below to watch part of that interview. I’ll share more in a future issue of GCI Weekly Update.

For additional videos of GCI-USA churches on mission with God, go to It Looks Like This.