Prior to moving to Midland, our family had been involved in an inner city church that was really living life in the trenches. We saw, and heard, a lot of people open up about the real struggles in their lives. When we moved to Midland, we struggled to find a church home that had that same authenticity...until we found Midland Naz.
Not only has Pastor Dave been incredibly open about his own amazing journey from high-powered corporate lawyer to pastor, but the church family is following his lead. I love that we have people willing to share about struggles in marriage, struggles with addiction, struggles with...life. To me, that is "church" - the place where you can be completely real, and flawed, and still welcomed and loved.
The other thing I have appreciated about Mid Naz from the start is that they aren't "inward focused". We aren't focused on expanding the church building, or having the best programs so that everyone will come IN to the church. Instead, the programs focus on bringing people together to go and do. Adult teams go out and volunteer, the 4th and 5th grade youth group is out in the community each week, and Pastor Dave is always working to partner with other churches, other human services groups, and really any group that he believes will help us play our role in God's work. read more