Matthew 3:1-12 Some years ago I was in my office at the university where I served as campus minister – and a student named Brad came in. He told me he was working with a congregation in a nearby town, called ebc – that’s all lowercase letters. Previously, they had been known as Emmanuel Bible Chapel, but the new name, ebc, was a part of their rebranding effort. He told me ebc is much more “user friendly” than their old name. Brad explained to me that he was a marketing major and was working with the church to help them grow and achieve their goal to become a multi-campus church. This is how it would work. The church establishes satellite congregations they call campuses where they have a local worship team, which is primarily responsible for music and also prayer. The head pastor is at the flagship campus where he preaches every Sunday to an in-house congregation. But his sermons are also […]
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