Spirit-Empowered Preaching
We wield the most powerful truth there is; the Gospel! Why does it seem like it bounces off? Where is the personal transformation? Anybody else thought this on Monday morning? I doubt Iâm alone…I think many of us feel frustrated that our preaching doesnât seem to result in the kind of life transformation we would […]
Finding Your Calling in the Hardest Moments
Hear Jay Pathak, founding pastor of Mile High Vineyard, share insights on why hearing Godâs specific calling on your life is essential and how to carry on when your calling is difficult. Our Guest Jay Pathak â Founding Pastor Mile High Vineyard Jay Pathak is the Lead Pastor of the Mile High Vineyard. Prior to planting […]
A Letter From Vineyard Missions
Dear Friends, I continue to be amazed and thrilled at how God is at work around the world and how we get to be a part of seeing the Kingdom break into the lives of people, bringing redemption to entire families and communities around the globe. So many of our Vineyard churches are actively participating, […]
Virginia Beach To Mazatlan: The Story Of One Vineyard’s Call To Go
Nineteen years ago our church family, VCC Virginia Beach, first dipped our toes in the water of missions. Our congregation was 4-5 years old at the time, when Pastor Fred Collom, a long-time Vineyard guy from the Wimber era, who had a vision to see the Kingdom of God roll through Mazatlan, Mexico came as […]
The Ends Of The Earth: Stories Of Healing From The Big Sky Region
The Ends Of The Earth: Stories Of Healing From The Big Sky Region In Acts 1:8, Luke recorded Jesus telling His disciples to âWait in Jerusalem until you receive power, then youâll be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the remotest part of the earth.â In Montana, I often joke that we may not […]
How Can Teens âBe The Lightâ In Their Schools?
Four Practical Suggestions For How Teens Can Share Their Faith High school is one of the most challenging stages of life in which to share your faith. It is already a season full of potential social pitfalls, and then we are asking teens to introduce their friends to Jesus. What happens if they share their […]
Are You Experiencing âMissionâ Drift?
Multiplication starts with a vision for the whole Kingdom of God, the entire way God is working and transforming the world. And the kingdom of God, well itâs way bigger than just the church, and for us, the church is so much bigger than only the Vineyard. And this is where multiplication starts. God is […]
5 Steps to Get Out Of Your Church
Pastor, your church needs you to get out. There, I said it. Get. Out. Iâm not telling you to abandon your church. Rather, my exhortation is for all pastorsâyes Senior Pastor, Iâm looking at youâto make a regular commitment to get out of your church and into your community. While articles and blogs and research […]
A Great Year For Jesus In Northern CĂŽte DâIvoire
In predominantly Muslim northern CĂŽte dâIvoire over the past year 193 new believers have come to Christ, and 33 villages have formed new home Bible studies. One village even built a church building totally on their own initiative and with their own resources (see photo below). This is the first Vineyard church building in CĂŽte dâIvoire! Their […]
Churches That are Always On-Mission
Missional living is a central part of the values and beliefs of the Vineyardâwe are a church-planting movement, after all. Godâs mission is our reason for existing. Swiss theologian Emil Brunner put it like this: âThe church exists by mission as fire exists by burning.â Because of the God we serve, our churches must be […]
