Forgiveness After Abandonment
Several years ago a very promising couple with two young children went out to plant a fellowship in South Asia. They moved to a neighboring country and to say they had a difficult time is quite the understatement. The plant failed. The husband ran away with another woman, and the wife and kids returned home […]
Short Missions Funnies Part 1
“A-Washed” Away by Jim Pool My son and I were scampering around on the rocks of a rapids nearby to where our team had just finished baptizing 283 new Ethiopian followers of Jesus, and I slipped on a wet rock. I fell headfirst into the water (actually banging my head on the rocks once or […]
Curses to Miracles, A Testimony
Years ago on a trip to Costa Rica, as a team of young adults, we were serving in a very poor community called “Las Tablas.” Most of the week was spent excavating a site and wheelbarrowing mud down a dirt path. This was in preparation for a foundation to be poured to expand a ministry […]
Morocco: A Son Comes Home
He had a very estranged relationship with his parents. His parents didn’t even want him around the house, and one day he got into a fight with his parents and they kicked him out of the house. They told him to never come back. So, he came over, and I said, “Well, let me pray […]
An Invitation To Godspeed: Finding Jesus’ Rhythms Of Work & Rest
Dear Friends, Several months ago, I came across something Dallas Willard said to a room full of pastors and leaders not long before he died. He said, “The greatest gift you can give your congregation is your own intimate love relationship with Jesus.” –Dallas Willard It wasn’t revelatory, nothing new, but it touched something deep […]
Navigating Where and When to Church Plant
Have you been asking where would I plant a church? Or when is the right time to move forward in the process of planting? You aren’t alone in asking those questions. Join our conversation with Brian Brinkert about how to enter into those questions, and so many more, with a healthy process of discernment. Brian […]
How to Stay Healthy in Ministry For Decades
When discerning your calling to plant a church, you need to love the church. Listen to seasoned pastor Herschel Rosser discuss his deep love for the church even after four decades of ministry and how to stay healthy to live out your calling through all of life. Herschel is a pastor at Mission Vineyard Church […]
Developing as a Preacher and a Church Planter – Part 2
Have you ever discovered you were made for something? You found out you had proficiency and passion for a task. Learn from Renee’s story about how they planted the church and how she discovered she was made for preaching. This is part 2 of our conversation with Renee Cunningham preacher, planter, and pastor of the […]
Developing as a Preacher and a Church Planter – Part 1
Have you ever wondered where you are called? You may be called far away or you may discover your calling is right in your neighborhood. This is part 1 of our conversation with Renee Cunningham preacher, planter, and pastor of the Neighborhood Vineyard in Chicago, IL. Our Guest Renee Cunningham | Campus Pastor, Neighborhood Vineyard, Chicago, […]
Hearing God’s Voice in our Bodies, Minds, and Souls
What are the ways that you are tuning your life to hear God’s voice? All people are built to hear God’s voice. However, many of us often struggle with this integral practice. Listen to trained spiritual directors Sara Carlisle and Kris Miller as they help us learn how to notice God’s work in our lives […]