One gospel, many expressions

Joe Westbury

Peachtree Community Church in Villa Rica was recently launched in a warehouse with a celebrative worship format. The Georgia Baptist Convention needs both traditional and contemporary churches with a missional world view.

Gibbs Frazeur

Asian-Indian pastor Dalip Kumar receives communion from First Jonesboro pastor Dean Haun, left, as Rob Mandella, right, congregational leader of the church's Messianic Jewish congregation, prepares to be the next recipient. Shown to the left of Kumar is Ruben Torres, pastor of the church's Hispanic congregation. First Jonesboro recently observed the Lord's Supper in the 10 languages represented by the churches it has birthed.

Paul Obregon

First Jonesboro's hip hop congregation was launched in February and now averages more than 80 in attendance. The church, which meets the second Saturday of every month, reaches a sub-culture that never attended the worship services at the mother church.

Joe Westbury

The Open Range Church in Henry County was begun to reach those in the cowboy culture who didn't attend any church. "The dress code of most churches just didn't appeal to these folks, and that was one of many barriers that kept them from visiting a traditional church," says pastor Jason Lyle.