Pathways to God. Thomas Wiltberger Evans

      But since God is divine and active everywhere, I knew that God was and is powerfully and profoundly present in Presbyterian churches, too. In every congregation I have been a part of as a pastor or parishioner, I have known the love of God through that place. I have known people who have life-changing experiences in our churches that have knocked them flat.

      And so, I set out on a quest. I wanted to know what churches can do to cultivate the experience of God in the lives of their congregants and those beyond their walls. And too, since I knew that God was already at work in people’s lives in these churches, I decided to conduct twelve focus groups in congregations from South Carolina to New York to California. And for good measure I took the train across the country and decided to learn from fellow passengers as well.

      1. Augustine, Confessions, 1.1.1.