It’s not your standard leadership training program. In the words of Al Hassler, an elder at Rockhills Church (RCA) in San Antonio, Texas, it’s “organic.” By Tim Poppen It’s not your standard leadership training program. In the words of Al Hassler, an elder at Rockhills Church (RCA) in San Antonio, Texas, it’s “organic.” Twenty years ago, Al was an atheist…
…(Tulare, California) Iglesia Roca Fuerte (Storm Lake, Iowa) Immanuel Church (Lakewood, Washington) Light for the Nations (Montreal, Quebec) The Living Well (Kalamazoo, Michigan) Overflow Church (Paramus, New Jersey) Renew Church Brooklyn (Brooklyn, Ohio) ReNew Ministries (Sheboygan, Wisconsin) Renewing Life Church (Ferguson, Missouri) Unchained Church (Tulare, California) H.O.P.E. Church (Edmonton, Alberta) Wayland Harbor Church (Wayland, Michigan) Wyoming Harbor Church (Wyoming, Michigan)…
…energy source is crucial. The parsonage’s transition to solar power is complete, with the church building and office soon to follow. This project benefits not only the church itself but also the community as a whole. When another storm hits, the church will be able to function as a disaster response site without having to rely on gas- or diesel-powered…
In what was a life-changing experience for many of them, 13 members of First Reformed Church in Doon, Iowa, and Bethel Reformed Church in Lester, Iowa, traveled to San Jose, Costa Rica, on a mission trip June 13-22, 2014. By Don Baker In what was a life-changing experience for many of them, 13 members of First Reformed Church in Doon,…
…congregations, classes, regional synods, and the General Synod and its program agencies are governed by the following several sections of the Book of Church Order: 1.2. Congregations “The classis, in formally disbanding a church, shall be satisfied that each and all of the following conditions have been fulfilled: “…The presentation to the classis of all formal church records and all…
Despite a roundabout church-planting journey, Renewing Life Church has a straightforward goal: ministering to the community. Switching gears partway through a planning process can be a deal breaker. But for a recent RCA church plant, collaboration between a persistent pastor and a supportive RCA congregation helped the pieces fall into place. The new church is Renewing Life Church and Empowerment…
…a bigger church wants to partner in global church planting, a small ethnic church can be helpful. Elenbaas: If you’re not in a relationship with a small church—if you’re not in a relationship with a church that’s ethnically different—you don’t ask the questions you have to ask to maintain your integrity. Sometimes the small church or the pastor who is…
…the Hungarian Reformed Church started the Luminex Global Collaborative, a six-year agreement to partner on church planting in Hungary. A group of churches from Michigan agreed to serve as supporting churches for the Hungarian church plants: the Harbor Churches, Fifth Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Community Reformed Church in Zeeland, and Centerpoint Church in Kalamazoo. Both McClintic and Püski admit…
…trip. In September 2015, the “Valley Fire” damaged homes across 76,000 acres of land throughout Lake County, California. It was one of the worst fires in state history, and assistance is still needed to help communities recover. Most projects are new home construction from foundation to finish. There will be a variety of work available at each site. A local…
…Galilee and the Jordan River. Capernaum, Mount Arbel, the Mount of Beatitudes, and the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter. Magdala, Mary Magdalene’s home before she left everything to follow Jesus. The Mount of Olives churches and the Kidron Valley. The Church of the Resurrection, built on the site of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. The Israel Museum. Beer…
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