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Living on mission during transition - introduction

Faith in Transition - 1 Thessalonians
ChristChurch Young Adult Retreat – May 6, 7 2011
Trent McEntyre
Campus Director for Crossroads at Georgia Tech and Pastor for College Ministry at ChristChurch

Introduction
Welcome to most turbulent phase of your life. Young adulthood is a season of transitions. The typical young Atlantan goes through more major transitions between the age of 18-35 than any other phase of life. For example the first major transition is from living with your parents to out on your own. How many major transition have you been through or could you foresee going through in this season of your life?

Our Church is entering the young adult phase of its own journey. We were planted as a church to reach Atlanta’s leaders in the Buckhead area nearly 20 years ago. Today the church is maturing and growing as we embark on an exciting plan to expand our facilities in order to grow to a church of nearly 1,000 people. We will experience a number of exciting transitions in the process; building a new facility, redesigning some of our ministry initiatives, and of course receiving many new people.

I invite you to join me in a study of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the young church in Thessalonica. The letter is a rich, encouraging reminder of the roots of our faith, the experience of love, and the hope of Jesus’ coming. 

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