Refreshing Or Distracting? Musings From Mark Fields
[Original Post By Vineyard Missions USA] I understand something of the value of keeping a journal to the process of spiritual growth. Itâs a place to record significant observations and meaningful verses, and it provides a wonderful opportunity to notice the patterns of Godâs working in oneâs life. However, I have never been able to do it consistently. Littered […]
Short Amazing God Stories From Around The Globe
Word Of Knowledge Clinic By Glenn I had an opportunity to share with Instituto Viña MĂ©xico in Fresnillo, Mexico on spiritual gifts. During the workshop, we had a clinic time and asked the Holy Spirit to give people words of knowledge. One person said that they felt someone there was having some sort of stomach […]
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 […]
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 didnât 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, âWell, let me pray […]
Finding God In A Sea Of Humanity
It was a hot day in Luanda, Angola, on the afternoon of the penultimate day of our gathering of African Vineyard leaders, and we were having our âcultural experienceâ exercise. More than 30 women and men from almost a dozen nations filled a big bus and we drove the streets of this bustling African city. […]
VM Series: Discerning A Local Churchâs Work In Global Missions (February 2019)
Click here to start back at Part 1 from October 2018. In Bill Jacksonâs Vineyard history, The Quest for the Radical Middle, thereâs a fascinating chapter on how the Vineyard became a church planting movement (chapter 5). John Wimber had a lot of previous experience in the world of âchurch growthâ and it was clear […]
Stories From The Prayer Room | Part 2
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series of testimonials from prayer ministry time at Octoberâs Missional Leaders Meeting. You can find Part 1 here. God Is Never Doing One Thing At A Time. Year after year at the MLM, God is at work in people, including those serving as prayer ministers. Prayer ministry is […]
Stories From The Prayer Room | Part 1
After serving at the Vineyard Missional Leaders Meeting (MLM) for over 10 years in a variety of ways, including the prayer team, the âI canât believe I get to do thisâ feeling never wears off. It is such a privilege to serve the men and women who attend this meeting. This year I was able […]
A Decade In Ethiopia: Better Together
In February 2018, the Ethiopian Partnership celebrated its 10th anniversary. Among us were six churches from four nations and three AVCs (Association of Vineyard Churches), not to mention the now 31 Ethiopian Vineyard churches along with their emerging national-level leadership team. International partners were present from all but one of the churches in the partnership. […]
