Together with Pastor Dave Thomas
Together
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - 20 minutes
The reality is, as a community – especially as a body of believers – one of the awesome benefits about doing life together is the incredible gift of worship.
I recently had the privilege to pinch-hit as a worship leader for a pastor friend of mine in Knoxville, Tennessee. The proposed month-long fill-in serving with Dave Thomas and his congregation evolved into a seven-month stint, but it was well worth the experience.
Speaking with a good friend of mine – Pastor Dave Thomas of Buffat Heights Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee – we take a closer look at some of the ways his church worships. They have done some very creative things to engage their community to draw closer, get to know one another, and to pray for and encourage one another.
Did the intentional efforts pay off? I’ll let Dave tell you about the incredible results!
Visit Pastor Dave Thomas online at http://buffatheights.org
Grab your copy of Jack Eason's latest book TOGETHER: Abandoning Loneliness for the Power of Community at https://www.jackeason.org/books/#loneliness
Statistics show that, despite our connected world--and partly because of it--we are lonelier than ever. Social media tricks us into thinking that we are engaged in genuine friendships, except we never quite get beyond that feeling of being outside someone else's life and looking in every so often at what they choose to show the world. Instead of intimacy we get little more than what amounts to digital small talk. But there is a solution.
With plenty of good humor and practical advice, Jack Eason invites you to discover the benefits of doing life together with other brothers and sisters in Christ. Grounding his message in Scripture, Eason helps you
- learn the obstacles to real community
- reimagine what real friendship looks like
- discover a place of true belonging
- and more
If you're tired of feeling lonely, this encouraging and community-building book is just what you need.
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