Leadership Development

Southside Community Church Celebrates First Baptisms

On Sunday, July 7, Southside Community Church in Wooster, OH, baptized six people. What makes this particular baptism unique is that it marked their first baptisms after launching the new church in November 2018. Pastor Greg Grimwood and his wife, Cara, have seen steady church growth in their community, but they know that kingdom growth isn’t [...]

Urban Immersion Ministry Offers Hands-on Opportunity!

Know someone with a passion for inner-city outreach who needs some extra training and experience? The Residency House at Mission Church in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, might be just what that person needs! In exchange for free rent in a two-bedroom, two-bath house, the resident would be responsible for developing a passion-driven ministry at Mission [...]

Residency Program Wraps Up Successful First Year

After 10 months of investing in the lives of future pastors and ministry leaders, Christ the King officially concluded the first session of its new residency program in May 2015. Comprised of a combination of hands-on ministry experience, small group discipleship and study, and a thorough-yet-practical assessment, the residency program was by all accounts a [...]

Letter from the President

Letter from the President A letter from FEC President, Rocky Rocholl   Many thanks to all that participated in IGNITE! The opportunity to network with other FEC brothers and sisters while being challenged by our great speakers has me excited and optimistic for the future. Much has been going on since we were all together [...]

Local church involvements:

Amara Church Involvements - The discipleship effort at Amara Church is really going well. I discipled the leadership team over a year ago and then we returned to the U.S. on North American Assignment (NAA). When I met with the group who has done the training since then, there was a group of over fifty [...]