{"id":5459,"date":"2014-11-02T06:42:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T12:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scquest.org\/?p=5459"},"modified":"2014-11-02T08:40:12","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T14:40:12","slug":"events-from-2014-dominican-republic-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scquest.org\/?p=5459","title":{"rendered":"Events from 2014: Dominican Republic \u2013 the church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This summer we took a team from Liberty Baptist Church to the Dominican Republic. Our goal was to Learn and to Serve.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the lessons I took away from the local churches there:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Love for others is what motivates and continues ministry, not money.<\/li>\n<li>To keep a church healthy they must always be looking to grow and multiply.<\/li>\n<li>Singing is not something you do with just your voice but with your heart, your face, and your hands.<\/li>\n<li>Making more money is not worth as much as serving God in a way you love.<\/li>\n<li>North American churches\u00a0have much to learn from our brothers in the Caribbean.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A Church Plant<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3978.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3978-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"IMG_3978\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3978.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3978.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3978.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3978.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3978.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> An Evangelistic Service in someone&#8217;s yard<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3990.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3990-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"IMG_3990\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3990.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3990.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3990.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3990.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3990.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> Tanzen&#8217;s Special Music<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3945.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5465\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3945-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"IMG_3945\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3945.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3945.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3945.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3945.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/scquest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3945.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer we took a team from Liberty Baptist Church to the Dominican Republic. Our goal was to Learn and to Serve. 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