Mike Hammer - Celebration Community Church (Dillsburg, Pa)

Authentic Relationships, Passionate Praise and Biblical Truth

Mike said that these were the foundations of his ministry, and I can defiantly see how the authentic relationship plays a big part.  I had a bit of a difficult time taking much out of this interview.  But the one thing I did learn about Mike’s ministry is that he is all about getting under the surface and really getting to heart issues.  “Man looks out the outward appearance, but God looks at mans heart.” It is obvious in countless stories throughout the bible that God is the best judge of who we are and our true potential.  Our ministry is all about sharing Jesus to live in the hearts of his people. People are changed outwardly by an inner change. Mike knows that the real work of the ministry is about getting to the heart issues. Most of our relationships never go beyond the superficial level. Meaning that, although we show our unique personality in different ways we never let people know why we have the personality that we do and for the most part, we don’t even like to let ourselves know the real answer to ‘why we are who we are.  If anything, I learned that God cares more about the hearts and the why’s of who we are, and I should too.