Pastor Ben's Blog
Got Spent, Drinking in Wisdom from Guru Gunn
Then just recently this week my wife and I returned from Phoenix where we got spent last weekend visiting Crosswalk church. They’re a WELS mission church that started 4 years ago and meets at a high school and God is just blessing their ministry incredibly. So we got to learn what they’re doing and talk ministry with their staff and kick around ideas. It was an awesome experience. And I have to say that it all just reignited in me how really keyed I am to be God’s called servant here in Franklin, WI to lead Victory of the Lamb. I’m constantly just thinking how to sharpen our vision as a church and how we can keep growing and better work together to share the awesome good news of Jesus with a community that’s, if anything, apathetic or indifferent toward it.
The front page has been changed to read more like CrossWalk's:
Casual atmosphere, serious faith.
Are you looking for a place where there's serious Bible teaching, but in an atmosphere that's casual? Victory is a growing church community where "serious" and "casual" walk hand in hand. If a church is the last place you’d normally be, give us a try at Victory of the Lamb!
What’s with our name?
It’s actually pretty simple. It’s all about victory. And it’s all about Jesus. It’s about the victory that Jesus, the “Lamb of God,” came to win for us. It’s about the most positive and powerful message of all time.
Many people have questions about Jesus. Most people don’t know much about him. They might only know what they have heard from others. But some want to find out more. They wonder if what Christians say about him is true. Can he really bring them peace? Can he really bring them closer to God? Can his story really change mine? We believe the answer is yes. Come discover the victory of Jesus—with us!
A church designed to meet you where you are.
We're just a group of people who “come as we are.” You can too. You don’t have to be perfect. We aren’t either. That’s why we invite you to discover the victory that God gives us through Jesus. No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, we’d love to have you come be our guest. We worship on Sundays at 9:30 at the Polonia Soccer Club on Hwy 36. For directions, click on the directions tab above. If you have questions, call us at (414) 433-4970 or contact us.
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GJ - I have one question about CrossWalk, CrossRoads, and all the other silly secular names with cross in them.
Churches are supposed to have religious names. A crosswalk is a place where people go across the street. Are we supposed to think that Gunn teaches Luther's concept about bearing the cross? Jesus' saying about taking up the cross daily? It is more like, "We are not boring. We meet your felt needs. Dress like you are going to change the oil in the car. No hymns (boring). No sermon (can't write one). Just coaching seminars copied from other heretics."
Here is another question - one for WELS. How can CrossWalk and Gunn be held up as examples to infect other congregations when their own constitution is under scrutiny at the moment? They may be Contagious, Purpose-Driven, Missional, and Awesomely Awesome, but are they Lutheran?
