| 词条 | Gateway Community Church |
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}}{{Infobox organization | name = Gateway Community Church | native_name = Gateway Community Church | native_name_lang = English | image = | caption = Gateway Concentrix symbolizing the three major directions: Need Meeting, Nurture, Natural | motto = Welcome Home! | country = Philippines | formation = April 7, 2002 | headquarters = 4F ECCO Building, Assumption Road, 2600 Baguio City, Philippines | coords = {{Coord|16.4145116|N|120.5975547|E|display=inline,title}} | owner = Gateway Community Church is a religious corporation operating as a non-profit organization registered under Security & Exchange Commission. | leader_title = Founding Senior Pastor | leader_name = Rev. Dr. Rodolfo D. De Guia | leader_title2 = Ministers | leader_name2 = 3 full-time, 40 volunteers | affiliations = Southern Baptist Churches in the Philippines | website = {{URL|www.gatewaycommunitychurch.ph}} }} Gateway Community Church is a diversified congregation/community of CHRISTIAN believers offering a ministry environment that is intentional and inclusive that aims to “Glorify God and Edify God’s People.” Their mission is "Reaching people, Transforming lives!" which highlights the Great Commission as instructed by Christ in Matthew 28:19-20. Embracing a “small group HistoryThe story of Gateway Community Church is inextricably bound to the story of its founding senior pastor, Rodolfo 'Sohl' De Guia. After his seminary studies, he and his wife, Marites, began to venture into an engaging ministry of small group of people of different background and demographics. The group later on grew to more than 70 regular attendees. In April 7, 2002, Gateway Community Church was founded. In the next six years, GCC has slowly gained momentum in its growth with average attendance of over a hundred. With the congregants constantly growing, three services were held in a small space at GSP Bldg. along Leonardwood Rd. The growth continued owing to the pastor’s desire to create a conducive environment for intentional discipleship that ensures the development of instinctive growth and outreach. The church bore its name The Little Big Church,[2] thanks to Dr. Anthony Dela Fuente[3] who lauded GCC as an Emerging Church Model. In late 2009, GCC moved to a bigger space along Legarda Rd. The ‘crossover’[4] was impetus to the expansion of its reach. Three years after, in late 2012, GCC moved again to a slightly larger space but with a significantly larger monthly lease to target the demographics found in the "Central Business District" where Baguio City's university belt (the chain of city's major universities) was located, right at the city's core.[5] Declaration of FaithOne of the statements of GCC as described on its website is its Declaration of Faith as written by its founding senior pastor which comprises the ideas of the church's primary mission and vision. Members of GCC are reminded of this statement as an encouragement to reach out and transform lives. GCC's declaration of faith is the following: {{Quote|text=We are a community with a divine destinyCalled, set apart and commissioned Reaching the lost is the heartbeat of our mission And to see people’s lives transformed Our burning passion We envision a generation ablaze for a spiritual revolution Permeating every sector of our nation A generation of changed warriors Unashamed and undeterred Consumed by a heavenly vision We will not be silent, We will speak out! We will not be concealed, We will stand out! We will seize this generation And fulfill our task, “To make Christ known ’till we breathe our last!” There is no time to tarry or hold back For this is our opportunity To claim the great commission inheritance “A nation transformed and under Christ” This is our destiny! |source=Declaration of Faith |author=Gateway Community Church}} StatisticsIn 2009, Gateway Community Church started to plan to move out from a space of 60 sq m to 400 sq m, from a monthly lease of PhP12,000 to PhP112,000. By the end of that year, GCC changed its address and its statistical records updated. A year after the ‘diaspora,’ the challenge of numeral growth is now one for the historical books of GCC. The number now averages from 220-270 every Sunday - an 82% increase in attendance from 2007. The constant growth is attributed to intentional community engagement and dedicated discipleship. Weekly coaching of cell leaders and the Ladder of Success[6][7] program are in place to train and prepare all members for discipleship. In the span of three years, over 30 solid cell groups have been created where new ones were born each week. References1. ^ . Mangawa, Rogelio. "Welcome Home!" 2. ^ . Dela Fuente, Anthony. The Little Big Church Has Grown Bigger, 2009. 3. ^the dawn treader, Dr. Anthony Dela Fuente's Blogspot 4. ^Scanlon, Paul. Crossing Over: Real Change, Real Courage, Real Transformation. Ignite, 2006. 5. ^History of Gateway Community Church 6. ^‘Ladder of Success’{{deadurl|date=October 2018}} 7. ^G12 Vision Castellanos, Cesar. The Ladder of Success. Dovewell Publications, 2001. External links
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