It is a plan for good not evil, a plan to give you a future with hope. That means you can become the kind of person that when people see you they welcome you because of your energy for life. You become an encouragement to those around you, loving them and caring for them. You can help people as you affirm them. That s the theme of this ministry.
Ministries have different purposes.
And I ve summed up this ministry s purpose in a sentence this morning that I ve never used before in my 46 years in ministry here at the Crystal Cathedral. I ve chosen thirteen words to summarize who we are, what we re trying to do, and why we may be a little different from other ministries. There are many different kinds of ministries and churches. There is the Jewish synagogue, the Muslim mosque and the Catholic Church. The word church is a distinctive label that applies to those who follow Jesus Christ, but these churches are very different from each other.