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what church can be

an optimistic vision + some blueprints

Pastor and church planter Matthew Kruse's deeply loved hometown of Boston is a decidedly secular city where the gospel is primarily met with disinterest or disdain. The average Bostonian - wounded by one of the worst scandals in American church history and convinced that they have no need for "religion" - is out on church. And yet, by God's grace, Kruse has not only helped birth a beautiful and viable church that is thriving among the locals there, but he's also helped build a family of contextualized churches who are loving and leading New Englanders to the grace of the gospel.

In What Church Can Be, Kruse fuses theological exposition with personal memoir and a bevy of helpful blueprints into an optimistic and executable vision for leaders who are seeking to build healthy church cultures that foster gospel advance.

Matthew Kruse
- Mar 22, 2019
- 1 min read

9 | Thunder

This excerpt is from our chapter on the ministry of the Word:

"It would be impossible to write about the work that the Spirit has accomplished at Seven Mile Road without calling attention to the centrality and ubiquity of the Word in the life of our church. When you walk into our sanctuary, staring back at you, dead center, is the pulpit. That placement is no accident. The Word is at the center of all we do. And not just central, but everywhere. The Word is always coming at you. This is the way Jesus intended for his church to work."

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