Here's the final post in our series expanding the GCM distinctives.

7. The goal of teaching and preaching is gospel transformation that equips for ministry

Gospel teaching and preaching are not ends in themselves. Our goal is not simply to have good Bible teaching, but for the Bible to shape people’s hearts and lives. We want to be doers of the word as well as hearers of the word. The frontline of gospel ministry is not a sermon when the church gathers. It is the lives and words of the people of God throughout the week. Bible teaching on a Sunday morning matters, but it matters because it prepares God’s people for frontline gospel ministry on a Monday morning. This is to be the goal and measure of our teaching and preaching.