Mar 23, 2017

by John Pethtel There’s a big difference between a volunteer and a leader. A volunteer in your church will move stuff around. A leader will move stuff forward. Both are important, but leaders will provide exponential growth. A lot of churches are not very good at engaging, inspiring and working with volunteers. But we’re even worse when it comes to developing...

Mar 23, 2017

LAX via Metro Rail Arriving to Los Angeles from LAX via Metro Rail Departing from Los Angeles LAXvia Metro Rail   LAX — Los Angeles International Airport There are three LAX transportation options to get to and from the airport into the city: CHEAP: all Metro Rail $1.50, $3.00 or $4.50 REASONABLE: FlyAway Bus and Metro Rail $9.75 TRAFFIC JAM-PRONE...

Feb 22, 2017

by Karissa Bornemann Milton SDB church, WI   “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” —Matthew 5:13 (NIV) This past January, 35 young adults traveled to Milton, WI, and braved the below-zero temperatures for our...

Feb 22, 2017

by Katrina Goodrich In the course of my college career I took a psychology class called Motivation and Emotion. The goal of the course was fairly self-explanatory — learn about emotion and motivation and how they work together. I can’t recall exactly what spurred the discussion — if there had been a recent crisis or if it was brought up in the flow of course...

Feb 22, 2017

By Erin Inabnit What are “Times Like These”? We’ve all heard the sayings — the same sentiments worded slightly differently along the two general themes: self-reliance and depending on God. “In times like these, we need to band together!” “In times like these, you have to rely on God’s strength!” “It’s times like these that make us stronger!” “Its times like...