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...

Mar 20, 2018

By Katrina Goodrich Recently I had the difficult job of diffusing a situation involving a parent/child disagreement that was spiraling out of control. The child was angry with his parent for a very insignificant reason. It had boiled into an out-of- control fight on the part of the child over something that was, in reality, extremely ridiculous to be fighting...

Mar 20, 2018

Rev. David Stall, Conference President Ever think or even talk about your desire and duty to serve the Lord by helping others? Ever think about the excess that you enjoy within your family or church, and your responsibility to share? These sound like simple ideas. The most important principles of our faith are often simple concepts that are a challenge to live...

Mar 20, 2018

by Donna S. Bond 2001, 2008 and 2018 co-chairman What do a blue agate, two-gallon beribboned coffeepot; a horse and buggy; spring cleaning; egg dishes; a mystery; Christian fellowship; and a 128-year-old springtime tradition have in common? It’s the annual Shiloh (NJ) Easter ride! In 1889, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen and their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ayars...