Shaped by the Gospel: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City Devotional and power at the heart

and power at the heart of the Christian faith is for you

showing how they are still utterly relevant to us today—warning us where we may be in danger of stumbling and equipping us to stand firm in our faith

and expects God to act

our witness

the achievement of the cross

Shaped by the Gospel: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City Devotional and power at the heartIt is easy to assume that if we understand the gospel and preach it faithfully, our ministry will necessarily be shaped by itbut this is not true. Many churches claim to be gospel centered but do not have a ministry that is shaped by, centered on, and empowered through the gospel. The implications of the gospel have not yet worked their way into the fabric of how that church does ministry. Gospel centered ministry is more theologically driven than