The Garage Story
How a church car repair ministry grew from a driveway to hundreds of families a year. 7 articles.
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November 11, 2026
Good Enough Is the New Standard
AI makes 'fast and good enough' easy to accept. A software leader and garage-ministry pastor on how standards quietly slip, what craftsmanship really means, and why doing less, better, beats doing more, poorly.
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January 23, 2026 · Under the Hood
Why a Church Fixes Cars for Free
What's behind a church free car repair ministry? The honest reason The Garage at Living Faith exists, and why it isn't really about the cars.
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January 3, 2026 · Turn the Key
The Affinity Principle: Stop Inviting People to Church Events
Affinity ministry gathers people around something they already love, cars, food, art, sports, and lets real friendships carry the Gospel.
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November 22, 2025 · Turn the Key
Why We Started a 501(c)(3), and It Wasn't About Taxes
Our church ministry's 501c3 was a partnership strategy, not a tax strategy. When a separate nonprofit makes sense, and what it doesn't change.
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October 18, 2025 · Turn the Key
From Five Cars a Year to Five Hundred
How our church car repair ministry grew from about five cars a year to five hundred in eighteen months, and why the change was in the model, not the effort.
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June 19, 2025 · Turn the Key
Founders and Organizers: Why Your Ministry Needs Both
Two ministry leadership roles matter more than any title: the founder who starts it and the organizer who makes it last. Here's how to tell them apart.
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May 14, 2025 · Turn the Key
Let the Work Be the Curriculum
Discipleship through serving isn't a side benefit of outreach. It's how Jesus formed his disciples. Here's how to build formation into the work itself.