Missions Highlight: Leader Care In Ethiopia
Working In The Context Of Teams We spent the first two days with the two key members of our emerging movement coordinating team. These are the guys who form the backbone of our developing national leadership team. When raising up a movement, we always want to work in the context of teams. It is from […]
Preaching A Christianity Worth Believing In | Reaching The Next Generation
[Parts of this article were previously published in Sermoncentral.com (2008)] My evening took an interesting turn. It was supposed to be a leisurely dinner with a friend from out of town. Instead, he brought his brother along and left midway through to go on a blind date. Thankfully, the conversation with my friend’s brother came […]
Preventing Your Leadership Crash
Planting a new church is exciting and for the most part spiritually and emotionally rewarding. It also comes with a massive cost and a lot of potential breaking points. Understanding not only the call on your life but also your strengths and weaknesses is so beneficial as a church planter, if not life-saving down the […]
A Letter From Phil: Multiplying Leaders For The Real World
Dear Friends, This time of the year it’s (always) snowing in Maine, and the physical world is covered in a thick blanket of white as far as you can see. This reminds me of a passage in Psalm 51, “…Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow” (v. 7). We all need an ongoing […]
Vineyard Stories: The Path To True Peace
The Path To True Peace As I look at my journey with the Lord, it is apparent that God has led my wife Penny and I into different seasons in which He teaches us new lessons about who He is and helps us to see who we are. Clearly one of those seasons began for […]
Everyone Gets To Play – Lessons From Nehemiah
[This article is excerpted from a sermon by Kathy Maskell to the Blue Route Vineyard. Kathy also leads our Vineyard Justice Network.] The Story Of Nehemiah In the Old Testament, there’s a story of a Jewish leader named Nehemiah who really models a way for us to understand the relationship between how our God-inspired ideas […]
Vineyard Asian Leaders Summit 2017: Encouraging Kingdom Call
Worship lifted off with a literal GONG! David Ruis, Canada’s National Director, led the delegates and leaders of 22 nations of the world in dynamic worship of our Great King of All Nations! Among all the represented cultures and languages many commonalities shined through, chief among them being love for our King, followed closely by gratitude […]
The John Wimber Collection Opening
The John Wimber Collection Opening There will be a John Wimber Collection Opening at the Regent University Library on Monday, March 12, from 2pm-4pm. Donated by the Wimber family, the John Wimber Collection in Regent University Library’s Special Collection, includes journal articles by and about John Wimber (1934-1997), conference materials, course syllabi, Vineyard publications, brochures, […]
A Christmas Greeting From Phil And Jan Strout
[ytp_video source=”mAMWsHmzG_w”] Â A Christmas Greeting From Phil & Jan Strout Phil and Jan Strout share a word on Christmas for all of us and our congregations. Take a few minutes to listen, and have a wonderful Christmas from all of us here at Vineyard USA!
Training Leaders To Care For Their Own Spiritual Formation
As I think about the formation of a leader, I am aware that there are three ideas around which I constantly revolve in everything I do (and our church does) as we train and build leaders. Helping Leaders Own Their Spiritual Development To help our leaders own their own spiritual growth process, we need to […]