Church planters from around the world are gathering today and tomorrow at Seacoast Church in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina for the exchange of ideas, resources, and friendship.
The folks doing the talking are Greg Surratt with the Association of Related Churches (ARC), Joel Hunter of the Church Multiplication Network, Chris Hodges with ARC, Gene Appel with [...]
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Seacoast Church, in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, is delightful. Saturday evening and Sunday day I attended services in several of their 31 venues and site services. Their system, similar to what we do, also has a few unique variances from which we can learn tons.
Most importantly, I found the ministry team to be exceedingly kind, [...]
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Friday evening was a night of joyful celebration as family and friends of Chris and Yasuko joined together to celebrate their recent marriage vows. Blessings were shared by many people, prayer was offered over Chris and Yasuko, and songs of praise were presented to the Lord.
Food from many nations were enjoyed as part of the [...]
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MCA is blessed with some of God’s greatest laborers. James Tyler is an incredibly hard working, diligent, and effective MCA Facility Technician. James gets the work done like you can hardly behold. He is often behind the scenes yet one of the driving forces behind the MCA ministry.
Next time you see James, give him a [...]
Filed under: Musings on September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Fire in the Fall is being touched by the blessing of the Lord. Howard said, of Brad Kesler’s talk, “It couldn’t have been a more accurate and timely word for our church.” I love the Holy Spirit’s leading and guidance and Howard and Brad’s ability to follow His lead.
Filed under: Message Response, Ministry Development, Student Ministry on September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
The Bennings presented their son to the Lord in Holy Dedication in the 11:15 LIVE service this weekend. Pastor Pam prayed with the favor of the Lord over Micah, whose name, she explained, means “humble.”
As I was praying the dedicatory prayer, I sensed that Micah will have life known as “one who carries the presence [...]
Filed under: Births, Dedications on September 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
Fire in the Fall, founded by Pastor Kent Elder, continues to provide opportunity for students to be rejuvenated, energized, and filled by the Holy Spirit. MCA students are, in these services, being equipped to become impact students for Christ.
Howard and Rezia (MCA Youth Directors) have organized and prayed in an anointing upon these special [...]
Filed under: Message Response, Student Ministry on September 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
I am currently reading “How the Mighty Fall and why some Companies Never Give In” by Jim Collins. The five stages of decline are full of insight and guidance for leading the MCA Global Network. My recommendation for this read couldn’t be higher.
Collins makes a statement on page thirty six that has the potential for [...]
Filed under: Musings, Spiritual Growth on September 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yvonne and Tim Rowland and Bryan and Tracy Fick have assembled a winning leadership team for providing the resources for the purchase of our Adult Development Center, building the North Campus, and increasing our ministry space of Children’s Ministry.
In the day services this Sunday you will meet the leadership team and hear more about the [...]
Filed under: Adult Development Center, Element, North Campus, Our Phenomenal Future, Spiritual Growth, Student Ministry, Venue Ministry on September 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
Each month the Central Section of the Alaska District Council of the Assemblies of God gathers for an informal and relational luncheon. Pastor Fay Niemann is the Central Section Presbyter who, among many other duties, coordinates this enjoyable gathering.
Today’s group met at Anchorage First Assembly with Pastor Gary Morton and his lovely bride, Alice. The [...]
Filed under: Ministry Development on September 17th, 2009 | No Comments »