building a community to reach a community

Over the last several months, GFC’s Director of Care and Recovery, Rich Riesz, has been working with pastors Kris Carlson and Scott Wakefield of First Christian Church in Greeneville on the process of launching their own re:generation ministry. This is the story about how they discovered re:gen and the process of launching this ministry in their own words...

"The most important thing about you is not the things that you achieve; it is the person that you become." - Dallas Willard

When we throw clothes into a dryer, the heat and friction create static energy that makes...

Kairos Prison Ministry, a local outreach partner, reaches out to residents at the Northeast Correctional Complex. Twice a year, we hold a Kairos Inside weekend; four days of teaching, encouragement, worship, and more, in which hundreds of residents participate. This is the setting for the distribution of our homemade “Cookies for Kairos”...

It's only been a month or so, but Leslie and I are feeling your prayers! We have been through several days of counseling and coaching, and we think God will use it greatly as HE continues to transform us in the years to come...