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Full Strength Network Encourages Health in Ministry

When he was 11, Denny Howard loved spending time with his church’s youth pastor even though he wasn’t old enough to attend the youth group. That young pastor also attended seminary, and when he returned to school, he ended his life. Denny remembers processing that sad event with his parents. That day, his mother gave [...]

LifeGate Denver Turns 4 & Experiences Growth

While Jason Best, worship pastor at LifeGate Church, and his friend, Vinny, stood in line at a coffee shop, they met Chris. During their conversation, Chris opened up to them about a difficult situation. By the time they left the coffee shop, Vinny had paid for Chris’s coffee, and Jason had his email address, telling [...]

Neighborhood Church Loves to Give Generously

“Freely you have received; freely give.” Those words of Jesus, found in Matthew 10:8, are more than a sentiment to the people of Neighborhood Church in Adrian, Michigan. Since its launch in January, 2016, they have had significant opportunities to both receive and give. Their first opportunity to receive came when they acquired a building [...]

True North Recreates a Night in Bethlehem for the Community

Most people who have been to church or Sunday School can tell the Christmas story down to the details with wise men, shepherds, and angels. For the past two years, the residents of Cannon Falls, Minnesota, have had the opportunity to see and experience a night in Bethlehem at True North Church. For three hours [...]

Looking Forward and Looking Backward in West Africa

In late 1978, Americans were buying gas at $0.63 per gallon, and Jimmy Carter was their president. Most people were listening to the BeeGee’s hit “Stay’in Alive” and watching Little House on the Prairie. By 1979, most Americans had seen the movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Grease. Pop culture loomed large [...]

New Financial Health Resources Support Pastors & Churches

“Ninety percent of pastors feel some level of financial stress in their family and church work.” That research finding, published by the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) two years ago, also revealed that most evangelical pastors work in small churches and face significant financial challenges. For instance, about 30% of the pastors surveyed said that [...]

FEC Welcomes Pine Hills City Church

On Sunday, November 11, 2018, Pine Hills City Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana, marked their second anniversary and baptized eight people. Four of those individuals live at either the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission or Charis House, homes for men and women who are experiencing a homeless crisis. In that significant moment, the people of City Church [...]