Apr 25, 2018

By Willy Villalpando       Every single day we have to make an endless list of decisions. From something as simple as “What am I going to watch on Netflix today?” to something as life changing as “Where am I going to put in a job application?” Sometimes, those decisions are obvious and easy to make—other times…not so much! Sometimes these...

Mar 20, 2018

by John J. Pethtel I like John Maxwell. I have read many of his books. I agree with many of the things that he says. One of those things that has been beneficial to me has been to do a personal evaluation. I used to just hope that things in my life would get better without doing any assessment or working at it. While God is gracious, it turns out that He has...

Mar 20, 2018

by John J. Pethtel   Chances are you don’t want to see your church stop accomplishing its mission. One of the primary missions of the local church is to reach new people with Christ’s love, which, naturally, implies growth. But almost every church (and almost every organization) faces seasons in which growth stops. Some haven’t seen growth in years…or...

Mar 20, 2018

By Clinton R. Brown Executive Director   In October of 2015, I had the privilege of traveling to the African countries of Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi with Johnmark Camenga, pastor of Lost Creek SDB Church in West Virginia. Before going, the lead pastor in Burundi, Gilbert Ndwayo, advised me that we should not follow through on our plans to travel into...

Mar 20, 2018

By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church in Colton, CA   A couple of weeks ago I watched a buzzfeed video where they challenged themselves to do a hundred squats for thirty days. The video consisted of three people, two females and one male. The video takes you throughout the different days from each participant’s perspective. In the beginning, the...