Bringing Hope to a Desperate World

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. â Isaiah 61:1, NIV Despite our deepest desires, the world isnât […]
Compassionate Ministry

[Ed. Note: This article has been edited from its original form.] “Compassionate Ministryâ is one of the core values of the Vineyard. In the following article I will endeavor to flesh out what this means and what it will look like. I was quite excited to put my thoughts down on this critical subject. This resulted in […]
What Is The Aroma Of Justice?

Justice is what love looks like in public, and love begins with a cry for help. Five years ago, my husband Caleb and I waited impatiently for a Cambodian taxi to whisk us to the airport, onward to our next leg of adventure in Vietnam. The world’s smallest girl, in a discarded Michael Jordan T-shirt, […]
The Kingdom: Healing The Dualism Of Personal And Social Ethics

Power Encounters And Mercy Ministry John Wimber was known for many things, one of which was the emphasis on the kingdom of God as the coming of God’s power in signs and wonders. This approach is now an established paradigm in the Vineyard movements. At a popular level that is often about as far as […]
Vineyard Visitors Care Center

A Fresh Calling Vineyard North Phoenix Care Center Ministry is in its 7th year of service to the residents and rehabilitation patients of Glendale LifeCare Center in Glendale, Arizona. We have a group of people who visit the center called Vineyard Visitors. The idea developed from a one-day Serve Phoenix outreach coordinated by Pastor Dave […]
Free Clinics In Reynoldsburg

We have been running free clinics at our church for almost five years now. I just want to say God is so totally blessing them, it is incredible! We started with a free medical clinic, then added free vision, legal, and tax preparation. Then we really got going and added free computer repair, free bicycle […]
The Power to Choose

A Game-Changer Being the season of giving, it is common to see advertisements and promotions for Christmas gift programs for the financial insecure. Groups such as Toys for Tots or Angel Tree cover the airwaves asking for toys to give to children whose parents are unable to purchase Christmas gifts. Churches across the country partner […]
Loving The Poor

God, in his mercy, rescues the poor, saves them, and gives them new life. Iâm convinced that if you want an evangelism explosion, if you want to reach the world in the quickest possible time so Jesus can come back, you must go for the poor. Iâve been in Hong Kong for thirty years, and […]
God’s Love In Action

We Do The Stuff Ministry is meeting the needs of others with Godâs resources. In the Anaheim Vineyard Christian Fellowship during any given week, one can see a variety of ministries to the poor and needy. Some folks are being Jesusâ hands and heart for lonely patients in a convalescent home. Others are going to […]
Vineyard Global Family

The Vineyard Movement has 2400+ churches in over 92 countries around the world, with 300K+ who call a Vineyard their local church. This video captures some of the passion and values that mark one of the most aggressive church planting movements of the 20th and 21st century. #VineyardGlobalFamily