Next Monday, October 12, marks our 40th year since the first DOVE church was started with 25 believers near Brickerville, Pennsylvania. I am simply amazed at the grace and faithfulness of God! I was a young chicken farmer, who along with a small group of leaders, had received a call from God to start this new church for new believers who were not fitting into the churches of our community. We started a new wineskin (a new community of faith) for new wine (new believers in Christ). Jesus instructs us in Mark 2:22, “new wine is always poured into new wineskins” (TPT). Today, the DOVE family of churches includes more than one thousand churches in twenty-seven nations. Only God could do this. And if he can use us, He can use anyone! If you have received a vision from the Lord, trust Him to fulfill it. He will do it in His time. Refuse to quit. You can trust Him.
You can trust Him
About the Author: Larry Kreider
Larry has spent the past four decades training leaders to make disciples with the small group concept. Larry serves as the international director of DOVE International, a worldwide network of over 1,100 churches in 25 nations. Larry has written more than 40 books and travels extensively teaching and imparting practical discipleship to leaders globally. Read about Larry or catch up on Larry’s blog.
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