More Churches on Mission & More People Following Jesus
When Pastor Lane Scruggs of Oak Park Church of Christ had a moment to pause and reflect on the last 12 months of renovations, he was grateful. Grateful for the project itself and the new foyer that allows for lots
Imagine what it’s like to be a kid and to wait for your parents after church. You might remember the feeling! Now imagine – even worse – that your mom is the children’s ministry pastor and you get dragged along
These booklets are part of a three year pastor training program. For pastors in Kenya to be able to have these in their hands – this is a joy. For the teaching pastors who need resources, for the pastors who
Passing faith on to the next generation is a challenge facing the diaspora church. Parents love their children and desire harmonious relationships with them to build and sustain a strong church, but generational cultural differences often create tensions and challenges.
Biblical illiteracy. Wanting to learn more about God. This challenge and desire of their church congregation caught Lynne and Shannon’s attention. As seminary students themselves, they were grateful for their opportunity for intense study and they wanted to give others
The young university student sat in the pew, Sunday after Sunday. Having grown up in a Hindu culture, there wasn’t much interest in Christianity. Except maybe to argue about why Christianity was wrong. Despite his faithful attendance, church felt like
A woman showed up on Christmas Eve, wanting to volunteer at Wasaga Community Church’s Christmas Dinner. She was relatively new to town and not really familiar with church. But she wanted to serve others and be a part of a
When God is at work, we don’t always immediately see it. It’s easy to miss these divine clues or to dismiss them as interesting, but mostly irrelevant. In a recent conversation with a VMC pastor, there was this noticing of
Mountains and sea and the wild country of eastern Quebec. This is where Gabriel and Melanie Paquin, along with Sephorah (16), Hadassah (14), Manoah (12), and Hannah (10), are planting a church. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is a city in the Gaspésie region
As Thanga and Christina wondered how Wasaga Community Church would best serve their community, they studied their congregation. Who were they and how were they gifted? It was obvious! Hospitality. These were a group of people who were gifted with