Author: joemarino (Page 15 of 54)

This is the fifth and final installment in our “Within a Yard of Hell” series. Over the last four weeks we examined what it means to be commissioned as The Well with a specific vision and mission for being a church that exists within a yard of hell.

Some people want to live within the sound of a church or chapel bell; but I want to run a rescue mission within a yard of hell. The first time I read this statement from C.T. Studd I knew it would be the mission statement for my life.

If you could describe The Well in one word, what word would you use? And if you could describe your greatest dreams for The Well, what three words would you use?

Nearly ten years ago, a small group of about 10 – 15 of us met in Christy and I’s home and voted on various names for our little growing church. We thought we might be Crosspoint Church or Coram Deo Church, but the vote was unanimous, and we became The Well within a yard of hell.

August 6, 2012, nearly ten years ago, is a historic day for The Well because on that day, Christy and I and four other people began planting The Well. Back then, we had no church name, no bylaws, no money, no leadership structure, no buildings, and no idea where we would be in the next few months.