St. Peter Lutheran Church
2929 F.M 972 (at F.M. 1105)
Walburg, Texas 78626
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Sept. 28, 2025
St. Peter Lutheran Church at Walburg, Texas
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Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Texas District
Faith and Miracles
Recently, my intern, Kyle McGinnis, and I had the privilege of sitting down with Greg Garcia. Greg and I have been friends for nearly a decade. We connected as fellow Texans and members of Church Planting Leadership Fellowship, a peer learning community of denomination and network leaders with church planting responsibilities. Greg is pastor of Creekside Christian Fellowship in Needville, Texas, a church plant that he and a team of folks began about 20 years ago. He continues to invest in planting churches by coaching church planters. Since Kyle is discerning a call to be a church planter, Greg made time for a conversation when we were in the Needville area.
Greg blessed us by telling us the story of Creekside. To see all the ways that God has moved through this ministry was inspiring. When we expressed our amazement, Greg responded with something profound that has impacted both me and Kyle. He said that at Creekside they like to operate in the realm of faith and miracles.
Greg explained that when it comes to making decisions about what they are going to do or pursue in the future, there are typically three categories of response. The first is “We can do this.” This is how you respond when you have confidence that you have all that you need to pursue the new project: people, money, time, participation, etc. The second response category requires “Faith and miracles.” These are ideas that stretch you beyond your confidence in your own resources and require you to have faith that God will provide that which you need. The third category of response is what Greg called “Ain’t never gonna happen!” This is when the idea crosses over into foolishness and is clearly beyond the scope of what God is calling the ministry to pursue.
Reflecting on this, I wonder how many of our ministry decisions are made in the realm of “We can do this.” I sense that many of our churches primarily operate with this mindset. Yet it is clear to me that when we make our decisions in the realm of “We can do this,” there are two pitfalls. First, we are guilty of self-
When Jesus multiplied two small fish and five loaves of bread to feed the 5,000, he first instructed the disciples to begin feeding the crowd. The disciples began distributing food with a very limited supply. Only when the disciples were obedient to the Lord’s call to distribute the food did they experience the miracle of the Lord’s provision.
If we only operate out of our own confidence of what we can do, we miss out on what the Lord is calling us to pursue. While all church leaders have a calling to be responsible stewards, we are also called to have faith and trust that God will provide and make a way for that which he wills. So how is the Lord calling you and your church to trust him more deeply? What miracles might he have in store for you?
Pastor Bryce Formwalt is the Director of Mission Growth for LCMC Texas District and Program Director of Harvest Workers, an online ministry training program (learn more at www.harvestworkers.net). Residing in Georgetown, Pastor Bryce is available to coach congregations on mission. Please contact him with any questions or comments: 512-
© 2025 Bryce J. Formwalt, All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with permission.
October, 2025
