At GPC we are committed to developing leaders and cultivating a thriving church.
For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make a victory sure. Proverbs 11:14
Both the development of leaders and the cultivation of a thriving church necessitate that we each be invested in the decisions of the church. Because we are representational in our government, that doesn't mean that every decision has to pass through every member, but it does mean that all are invited to enter into the process both in serving on ministry teams which lead us in ministry to one another and Kernersville, but also in appleas made to ministry teams and team leaders regarding opportunities that are out there.
According to Proverbs, our seeking to guide and being willing to be guided greatly increases our chances of success. Guidance involves engagement and it involves submission. When we speak of engagement, we are speaking to entering into the battle of ministry, when we speak of submission, we are speaking of coming under (sub-) the mission of the church. Only in our mutual submission - not because some are better than others - but out of reverence for Christ will we be able to move forward together.