Personal Narrative: A New Home

This Time Tomorrow is a book for people that have ministry within them but feel as if their ministry is being held up for some reason. Rather by themselves, others or the Lord has them on hold. However, When the Lord is speaking to you and you continue

The book renewed hope and excitement for a pastor coming to the end of transitioning a local church from one chapter into a new one. This hope is not because the process is almost complete, but because of MacDonald’s focus on people being greater than the process. This reviewer was renewed in his heart for the real people he is pastoring. Those that are still on the team and in the family have weathered the storm as well, and are ready to be lead to wherever God might take

It is during a time of great trepidation that I am writing this letter to our Salt River Valley General Baptist Fellowship churches. As we observe the condition of our churches, and the moral corruption of the world we live in, it is apparent this conference is well overdue. We are doing ministry in a time when the world no longer wants to hear our message let alone believe in our God. In this day people attend church but no longer see the need to make a commitment to the church.

In the book, “Breaking the Missional Code,” Ed Stetzer and David Putman lay a foundation for church leaders and pastors to break the missional code that has caused so many churches today to decline or worse, shut their doors. It is not easy to grow a church because there are many factors that have to be dealt with when dealing with people. This book does a great job to connect the dots in showing how churches can achieve their mission to connect the message of the gospel with the community at large. It is also evident that others are equally frustrated, following the exact same model for outreach but with lesser results. The authors go to great detail to show that just because a missional breakthrough occurs in one place that does not mean

To prepare churches for the challenges of pastoral searches, I recently introduced a fictitious congregation named “St. Barnabas Lutheran Church.” Readers provided a good deal of affirmation for the post, but they also wanted to know how to improve the call process. We go back to St. Barnabas today to start answering that question.

Please prayer for the Fargo church to grow in the practice of God's word and prayer for receiving the Holy Spirit during this period toward

Having heard about my reform work at St. Christopher’s, Reverend Fran enthused, "Your name has been racing through my head for several months now,” then added, "The Holy Spirit has been screaming at me to call you. I’m so fed up with being bullied. I need you to introduce new and lively music to St. Timothy’s? I’ll even let you make the

Alliance Northwest District Intercede for Sozo Church, a church plant in Puyallup, Washington. Pray for pastor Brett and Mrs. Kerry Latin, the pastoral couple as they lead the church. Pray that God will guide the church in finding creative and effective ways to reach out to their community. Association of Filipino

“Montello and Westfield are really wonderful parishes,” he said. He called the parishioners “extremely active. The people are really engaged in their faith and very responsive to growing.

Central District Pray for Lodi Community Church (Ohio), as they are seeking a new pastor for their congregation. Please pray with them as they seek God to direct them through the process.

WELCOME ADDRESS by Host Pastor The great God that deserves to be praised greatly is our God (Psalm 145:3). Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever. Hallelujah! It was just like yesterday when the Lord told us three years before this parish was birthed that we would be coming to Akron. As it is written, “Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase," we have seen God's faithfulness over the last seven years in every life, every marriage, every home in the church, in the parish and in our land.

This is your Pastor, it is wise that we should, believe in our hearts that God sent His Son Jesus Christ to save our soul. We shall receive grace for being obedient. There are peace in the name of Jesus Christ, my beloved, brothers and sisters,I thank God for all of you who believed in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray for you all at all times. I pray that I may have a prosperous journey to come to you all. That you all may impart some spiritual gifts from the Lord Jesus Christ. It is important that we all be on one accord, with the partake of the spirit of God, become upon us. My prayers is that all brothers and sisters, come into the knowledge of Christ.

The owners of an event center that they were planning to meet at changed his mind about the church renting the facilities. Pray for Rev. Jonathan Weibel as he meets with building owner. Pray that he will change his mind or that God will provide another location to rent.

The dynamic career is in the calling of ministry, God opens new frontiers to us, yes what a great opportunities (Powers, Bruce P. Church Administration Hand-book. Nashville, TN.: Broadman & Holman, 1996. 293-294. Print).

Over-hyphenization: "My enthusiasm is to see individuals, chapels, mission offices, and social services get to be God-focused, Christ-commending,