A Message from Pastor Brian….
Thank you for taking the time to visit Applegate Community Church’s (ACC) website. I hope that you find it helpful in providing the information for which you are looking. As pastor and one among several elders serving here at ACC, I want to share with you my vision for ministry.
I believe that my greatest responsibility as pastor is to devote myself to prayer and to the ministry of the word (Acts 6:4). The people of a local church need more than a businessman, administrator, or charismatic personality; they need a man of God. I believe that to the extent I devote myself to prayer and to the ministry of the word, I will be that man (by the work of the Holy Spirit). Toward that end, I want to make prayerful preaching and teaching of the word of God the foundation of my ministry. I am thoroughly convinced that God chooses to use His word not only to bring about salvation (Romans 1:16; 10:17), but to bring His people to greater spiritual maturity (1 Peter 2:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:13).
I am committed to expository preaching, because I am convinced that God chooses to work by His Spirit through His word. This is a commitment to bringing a message from the text of Scripture rather than to the text. It is driven by the conviction that divine authority and power for change comes from the Bible and not from the preacher.
Whether a skeptic, a nonbeliever, or a committed Christian, I hope that you will find Applegate Community Church to be a place where God is glorified because His word is taught, lived, and loved.
In Christ,
Brian Johnson