Wednesday morning I will fly out to Phoenix, AZ for the annual, “Best Practices Conference”; it is anticipated that there will be about 1,500 in attendance, I believe there will be over 150 workshops presented over the course of three days. By God’s grace, I will be making four presentations; also I will have an
Black Ministry in Michigan is centered around Detroit and Flint. However, quite large numbers of African Americans and many other minorities live in Grand Rapids. Closing the only substantially diverse congregation in this small metro area was painful. Praying for workers in Grand Rapids after a September Black Ministry conference in Detroit finally produced fruit
“We Don’t Have Any Resources; But We Trust God” Yesterday was a big day in ministry; it was also a good day. About two months earlier, I was first contacted about the possibility of a donor giving a car to support my work and was asked, “Would I want a car?” I love those kind
When Jesus sent out the disciples on their first recorded short-term mission trips in Luke 10closeLuke 10 Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two 10:1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 And he said
There are chapters in the Bible that are well known and loved for their content. Psalm 23closePsalm 23 The Lord Is My Shepherd A Psalm of David. 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He
When Jesus sent out His disciples on their first “short term mission trips” (in Matthew 10closeMatthew 10 The Twelve Apostles 10:1 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. 2 The names of the twelve apostles are these:
Prayer and Planting Study Notes: John 17:20-26closeJohn 17:20-26 20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world
John 10:22-24closeJohn 10:22-24 I and the Father Are One 22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for…” (Hebrews 11:1closeHebrews 11:1 By Faith 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (ESV) closeHebrews 11:1closeHebrews 11:1 By Faith 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (ESV) By
“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, Selah” (Psalm 67:1closePsalm 67:1 Make Your Face Shine upon Us To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. 67:1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us,
