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The Senior Activities Center Saga Happy Ending

Jul 9, 2014Steve Sanchez4 CommentsHope Chapel Hill Country, Texas Tales!

I’ve been going to the Hill Country Senior Activities Center since arriving last year in Texas with the intention of getting to know the community by making acquaintances with the elders of Dripping Springs, as I serve them and pray for them. (Click here for part 1 of this story.) Four new visitors came to

On “The Comfort Zone”

May 15, 2014Steve Sanchez1 CommentHope Chapel Hill Country, Media Mentions

I had the great privilege of being on Ray Comfort’s YouTube show, “The Comfort Zone” today and want to hear what you think. This is my first trip back to California since moving to Texas in September. I got to talk a little about planting Hope Chapel Hill Country, the church I now pastor in

Father’s Day on Mother’s Day

May 11, 2014Steve Sanchez6 CommentsHope Chapel Hill Country

IT WAS FATHER’S DAY at Hope Chapel Hill Country this morning as two visitors, a father and daughter, made professions of faith at the end of my message. Without looking at each other, after I made the invitation to turn to Jesus in repentance and trust, they raised their hands. I told them: “Remember this

By the Numbers: Hope Chapel Hill Country’s Weekly Attendance

Mar 9, 2014Steve Sanchez1 CommentHope Chapel Hill Country

Q: What’s the size of U.S. churches? (From the Hartford Institute for Religion Research) A: The median church in the U.S. has 75 regular participants in worship on Sunday mornings, according to the National Congregations Study. Notice that researchers measured the median church size — the point at which half the churches are smaller and

My Controversial Bible Translation Decision

Feb 18, 2014Steve Sanchez8 CommentsHope Chapel Hill Country

It was inevitable. I had to make a choice on the Bible I would teach from at Hope Chapel Hill Country and what version I would recommend to our congregation. After much thoughtful deliberation and prayer, I decided. At my previous church, Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach, we had long discussions about what Bible to use