Case Study Eleven: God has a Greater Purpose Behind the Suffering Bryce Holdman Bryce Holdman is the pastor at Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church in Lexington, SC, and is a first-year student at Asbury Theological Seminary, with a goal of pursuing church planting and pastoring in the future. Context: Suburban Florida Affiliation: Church of God (Pentecostal) Size: About 200 members Introduction For the sake of this assignment, I chose to study a congregation located in a smaller city in Florida. My uncle is actually the pastor of this congregation, and has been for a number of years now. I intend to refer to this church as New Sound Church, though this is not the church’s actual name. Throughout this congregational study, I have learned much about the church’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, not only within the city, but also across America. There have been numerous learning curves directly from this study that I have sought to apply to my own ministry context, many of which will be highlighted in the examination of findings below. God is on the move through the congregation of New Sound Church, and I believe that the Missio Dei can be clearly seen through their ministry.
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