I just found out that so far in 2006 we have had 100 salvations! Think about that for just a minute. 100 people have for the first time in their lives crossed over the line of faith and are now Christ-followers! That's an average of about 4 people per week.
That does not include children who have made a commitment in our Children's ministry (there have been many there) These are just people who have indicated on their response cards that they have invited Christ into their lives.
Now the hard work really begins---helping them grow in their faith. We offer a class to get them started that we call XCEL. It is designed to lay a spiritual foundation. From there we try to involve them in one of our LIFE group Bible studies, and integrate them into the life of the church. Many times our system doesn't seem to work, but many times it does. I think our responsibility as a church is to have tools available for people to plug into. The responsibility ultimately rests on them. I would love to hear what other churches are doing to successfully disciple new believers.
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