Fruitful Gospel

For Christians and Churches, the Gospel has to be at the center of who they are and everything they do. The Gospel, that Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected, anchors Christians. For those who claim to be rooted in this story, something should change in their lives and the lives of those around them. The best way to evaluate this is not success or faithfulness, which both fall short, but really can be demonstrated by fruitfulness. And this Gospel fruit is best produced when we start by listening to God, God's Word, the Spirit, and then listening to those in the world before we then start speaking and proclaiming the Gospel.