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Every Church Has a Missionary

Affinity Stateside Associates (ASAs) This spring, the International Mission Board (IMB) did something that may at first seem counterintuitive. Eight missionary families, one from each of eight global affinities (North African and Middle Eastern Peoples; American Peoples; South Asian Peoples;…

Are You Paying Attention?

This morning, my pastor talked about how the Apostle Paul lived and served “in the moment.” How he remembered who he was as Saul but didn’t camp out there—he lived to serve and lead others to the Savior Who got…

Raised Up and Sent Out

Six-and-a-half years ago, on January 31, 2014, three missionaries from The Camp of Faith Church (TCOF) in Stephens City left their homeland to meet an unreached, unengaged Islamic people group in West Africa. Since that time, this church of about…

Sacrifice of Praise

Have you ever found it difficult to praise God? The worst year of my life was like a sad, old country song. Everything went wrong, even down to the dog dying. In the midst of heartache, suffering, temptation, and trials,…

Sharing the Love of Christ

2020 was a year of challenge and triumph. Although churches weren't able to meet and minister exactly as in the past, the challenges were a wake-up call for churches to get creative and do ministry in multiple and different ways. In…

Creative Christmas Services Engage Families

Despite having to make major adjustments to their normal Christmas activities, the worship and creative teams at Hope Church Danville developed new strategies this year to try to engage both their in person and online audiences. Kelsey Bolton, worship leader…

Unexpected Boys’ Choir

When Pastor Rick noticed twin boys riding their bikes around during his church’s outdoor Easter service he assumed it was going to be a distraction, but after they began listening it became the first sign of a blessing in disguise.…

Dear Fellow Leader

Dear Fellow Leader, I’m writing this to you today because I really felt that we all need to hear it: “It is okay to admit if you’re not doing okay.” There, I said it. I said it because it is true. We…

Does God Hear My Prayers When Nothing is Changing?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lexi Shipp: Lexi Shipp is a passionate writer, speaker, and Bible teacher. She is an author, childhood cancer survivor, and spent 5 ½ years on staff at a Crisis Pregnancy Center. With a degree in Religion specified…

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