10AM - Christian Life Classes
Bible study, discussion and fellowship for every member of family,
Childcare for ages 0-3 years, CELEBRATION STATION for ages 4 years-3rd grade, 4th-5th grade class, AMPED for Youth & Young Adults, and Adult class.
11AM - Worship Celebration
Adults & Youth; Children ages 4 years-3rd grade stay with their family through praise and worship and then are released for K-MOTION; Childcare for Infants - age 3 years.
The Spring Christian Life classes have begun, with classes for all ages meeting on Sundays at 10AM.
Adults meet in the main auditorium and are studying the "...One Anothers" beginning with "FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER".
Youth, grades 6th-12th, are meeting together in The Hut for AMPED.
Children's classes include: 0-23 months (LC-Nursery), 2-3 years (LC-102), 4 years-1st grade (LC 104), 2nd-3rd grade (The Hut-204), and 4th-5th grade (LC-114).
One of the most unique aspects of the IGNITE movement is that churches of all denominations (and no denomination) are working TOGETHER, praying and believing for more than 2000 souls to be saved during the 3-day event. Prayer rallies have begun all around the Asheville area and are open to anyone with heart for prayer. To find out where the prayer rallies are being held or how you can volunteer, please visit www.igniteasheville.com.
Click here for a brief history of IGNITE.
Gateway is not about buildings, programs, or activities. Gateway is about people!
We're a Christ-centered community, modeling Jesus in everyday life, resulting in total transformation.
We would love to have you join us on Sundays!
10:00am, Christian Life Classes - There are classes for every age group and family member.
11:00am, Worship Celebration - Songs, music, and dance that exalts the Lord Jesus Christ. Inspiration from God's Word that helps us to grow in our faith. There is also a Kids Celebration for ages 2-9 and childcare for infants-23 months.
On Sunday, March 15, 2009, we observed the milestone of 14 incredible years of ministry since the founding of Gateway Christian Community in March of 1995. On Saturday evening (3/14/09), many of us gathered in the Life Center auditorium to bow our knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Ephesians 3:14-21. As we did, the awareness of God's presence was as sweet as ever. My comprehension of being loved by Him was heightened as I sat "with all the saints." On Sunday morning, Christ was still moving in hearts as Teri Pope described it:
Just like in Paul's testimony to his friends in Ephesus, the grace that is working in the midst of Teri's observation from Sunday is the grace for expansion "with all the saints" - in community. The revelation that God is giving us is how to expand "with all the saints", and the effective working is accomplished by His power through "all the saints" in their appropriate places. When we are moving in God's grace with revelation and effective working, we find ourselves at a place beyond all we can "ask or think." It's that place I know Robin and I are called with "all the saints" - especially, you...Gateway Christian Community.
Part of the "revelation process" for me over the last year has been the revelation that I need help to get to that place where I can be most effective in the grace that God has given me. The revelation has to do with the grace my family has received to plant the gospel in redemptive, compelling ways within the entertainment industry. Fortunately, I have not had to look very far for that help. Robin and I have looked to friends on the Board of Directors to hear us, pray with us and (in some cases) challenge us over the last 9 months for direction, confirmation and ultimately support. Most specifically, I looked to Rick Bussey and asked him for his help.
I communicated my needs, offered my perspective of the needs of this ministry going forward, and over time, prayer and discussion with Debbie he accepted my invitation to assume my role as president of the Board of Directors. We publicly announced the leadership change on Sunday (3/15/2009), and have set in motion a series of practical steps to make it "official" by the end of this month. In short, I will continue to minister in a team pastor capacity under Rick Bussey as Lead Pastor. As Rick and I, plus others on the Board, have spent time together on this matter, it has become increasingly evident that there is a "fresh" move of God's Spirit at work. In the lives of these men, I see passion, desperation, hope, brokenness, humility, faith and most of all love for God with love for "all the saints." I see a friend of mine ready to lead this ministry to a place "exceedingly, abundantly above all we can ask or think, according to the power that works in (him)!" I see a community of faith poised to glorify Christ Jesus to all generations like never before, and I am so glad my family and I are on board! Save the front row for the Liner's.
In closing, one of the most significant points (in my opinion) that Rick made on Sunday was from 1 Timothy 1:18, "This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare." In other words, God has spoken and He is speaking. He wants us to remember his grace. He wants us to run with revelation, and He wants us to be effective in our working. That's what this week in Ephesians 3:14-21 has been all about. If you want to refresh your memory with a prophecy "previously made concerning you" in 1997, click here. When you get to the part about "hanging at the gate," you'll see why Robin and I are so boldly aware of God's design for our lives. I pray you find a nugget or two to help you wage a good fight too!
Amazed, Jay
If you did not participate in the survey on Sunday (12/28/2008), then we would like your feedback also. It's simple and quick to do! Please provide your overall, personal rating of 2008 and your anticipation of 2009. The scale is from 1 to 10. 10 being "Wouldn't change a thing" to 1 being "What's the use?" 5, the mid-point, would be "Significant changes req'd". Honesty is key, and that's why this is an anonymous survey. So, please be honest. The results will be very helpful as we prepare for "Fasting with Prayer" Jan. 12-14, 2009, as well as planning for ministry to move us all up the chart in 2009. If you are a "1", then say so. There is no gain in false responses. The number you are providing is a quick read on your "satisfaction" quotient in all four areas of spiritual, financial, relational, and emotional all rolled into one, general rating. In the coming weeks we will break this down to address more specific needs, but this survey is intended to give us a quick snapshot of the "vibe" in our community of faith. Take the Survey...
