Being face-to-face with Jesus. Ponder that for a moment. When I think about being face-to-face with Jesus, I begin to yearn for a more personal and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. The human face with its vices of anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language comes face-to-face with the face of Jesus with its virtues of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Our vulnerabilities and powerlessness are exposed. The outcomes of such a face-to-face encounter with Jesus causes a correction ...

A Word From Our Interim Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Steven M. Marsh

On Sunday, January 21, 2024, I preached my first sermon as your Interim Pastor. That sermon began a series titled, Questions You and The Public Square May Have About Experiencing God. In that sermon, I stated that God was calling us to be the best Jesus someone would see in Wichita. How? By listening well to one another and others, regarding how one is or isn’t experiencing God. I encouraged ...

Our Interim Pastor Journey Town Hall Meetings Step 1 and Step 2 have been a great success. Thank you for your participation. Pick up a copy of the unedited and organized comments received from the ninety-two participants in Our Interim Pastor Journey Town Hall Meeting, Step 2, at the Kiosk or go to the website mygpc.org and click the May 23 A Word From Our Interim Pastor column.

The next Our Interim Pastor Journey Town Hall Meeting, Step 3, is Sunday, ...

A Word From Our Interim Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Steven M. Marsh

Our Interim Pastor Journey Town Hall Meetings focus on adaptive change. I introduced the following principles at Our Interim Pastor Journey Town Hall Meeting, Step 2, on Sunday, May 5. Those principles are making observations, making interpretations, asking questions, and making measured interventions. This process of making observations, making interpretations, asking questions, and making measured interventions is an excellent discernment process as we listen to God and one another for ...

On Sunday, May 5, ninety-two of us spent two hours together over an amazing “Cinco de Mayo” themed lunch making observations, interpretations, asking questions, and creating playful interventions around the challenge of declining attendance at Grace.

The Session has identified five emerging ministry emphases: caring, connecting, learning, serving, and worshipping. This past Sunday’s Step 2 in Our Interim Pastor Journey Town Hall meetings further clarified the emerging ministry emphases and Grace’s identity profile as we move closer in acknowledging who we ...