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Continue reading →: Sometimes A Shepherd Has To Shear The Sheep
“Dutch” is a mentally challenged man that lives at Impact! Church. Each day you can find him sitting near the front doors greeting people and inviting them to church. At night he sleeps in our sanctuary. We provide him with meals, clothes, basic hygiene and medical care. We do this…
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Continue reading →: A Conversation With A Homeless Mother
This was a conversation I had at Impact! Church yesterday. It is not paraphrased or embellished. Her: (In tears) Can you help me? My babies and I are about to get kicked out of the hotel down the street? Me: Which hotel? Her: The (describes a flea-bag motel down the street…
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Continue reading →: The Size Of The Church Doesn’t Determine The Success Of The Church
Too much is made of church size and what is perceived as successful. There is this belief in the church leadership world that only big churches are successful churches. We love to throw out the phrase “healthy things grow!” What a load! I’m 300 pounds because I am NOT healthy.…
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My name is Chris Elrod. I’m married, live in a vintage RV and hang out with the homeless. These are my stories, observations and photographs.
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