Park Church

"Do not neglect to show hospitality towards strangers..." (Hebrews 13:2) We believe that the greatest evangelistic strategy in the world is the combination of a deep faith in the message of the gospel coupled with the practice of loving hospitality towards those who live around us. It is our prayer that the homes of Park Church's people will be fil... led with the aroma of coffee and food and filled with our neighbors and co-workers. The lines between those inside the church and those outside will be intentionally blurred as we avoid the deadly temptation to lock our lives away. We will both practice hospitality and engage in the public life of our neighborhoods. We see the church as the household of God. "...you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of truth. (1 Timothy 3:15) The Church is to be marked by a deep love for her Lord, and a deep love for one another. This isn't a mere sentimentality but rather a love rooted in the gospel itself that knits us together as brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers. Just as the gospel reconciles believers to God, so it also calls us to be reconciled to one another. And it calls us to live with a deep unity that must find tangible expression in our day to day lives. This will involve not only serving one another in times of need, but also learning, in a culture that worships autonomy, to share our very lives with one another. So we will seek to practice this love by integrating our lives with one another. We will share meals, help raise one another's children, and bear one another's burdens. We emphasize everyday Christian discipleship. "...that we may live a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior..." (1 Timothy 2:2-3). The everyday language of the bible in describing the life lived in line with the gospel is sometimes shockingly mundane. The glorious weight of the gospel is embodied in everyday lives. Lives ...Read More