Imagine a Church going from 1300 to 45 in 1 week
Had a great time hanging out with Doug McAllister and the team from Journey Fellowship Church in Slidell, LA. Doug told me their church story and its amazing. The week before Katrina hit they had about 1300 people in attendance. The week after they had 45! I was so inspired by the way the staff hung in there and they have rebuilt the church in every sense. They are even launching a new church in Ward 9, one of the poorest and hardest hit areas of New Orleans. Really enjoyed dinner with their staff last night.
I'm speaking to a group of pastors from the area this morning and then I'm headed home.
Can't wait to see the fam!
I'm speaking to a group of pastors from the area this morning and then I'm headed home.
Can't wait to see the fam!
2 Comments:
Liked to hear more about how the rebuilt. That is amazing!
one week at a time :) And a lot of faithfulness by the staff. imagine their offerings! Staff wasn't getting paid, but God miraculously provided via some other churches and they "hung in there." Slowly, the church started rebuilding and it's about the same size as pre-Katrina but with a ton of new people.
It really is an amazing story!
Mark
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