Bishop Elder Team Bi-Weekly Email (Final) – Correo electrónico quincenal del Equipo de Obispos Ancianos (final) Esta carta está traducida al Español después de la de Ingles January 31, 2024 “May Your Kingdom Come” Jesus taught his disciples this prayer . . . We call it “The Lord’s Prayer” and pray it often . . . “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed by thy name. May thy kingdom come, and thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us… Read More
Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community Celebrating 300 Years of God’s Faithfulness District: Valley-Mountain PA-East Location: East Earl, PA Date of Founding: 1723 Average Sunday Worship Attendance:490 Worship Service:Sunday school for all ages – 9:30 amSunday worship – 8:00 am & 10:30 am Leadership Team:Brian Martin, Lead Pastor; Al Stoltzfus, Pastor of Discipleship & Outreach; Dale Zimmerman, Pastor of Life and Student Ministries; Abigail Huber, Director of Children’s Ministries; Josh Lapp,… Read More
Defiance Church Congregational Profile District: TBD Location: Glenwood Spring, CO Date of Founding: 1955 Average Sunday Worship Attendance: 40 adults and 20 children Worship Service: 10:00 am Pastor: Matthew Shedden serves as pastor. He in his wife have three young children who love to be outside and enjoy the Colorado life. Defiance Church is a growing community rooted in God’s love for the people in and around… Read More
Soar On Wings Like Eagle: Insight and Eagerness Found in the Scriptures By Annabelle Perri The Spirit was powerfully present at the Immanuel Community Church’s annual Labor Day weekend retreat. The months prior to the retreat, the Lord was already at work preparing the hearts and attentions of the attendees. Our Young Adult Bible study was going strong and increasing in fervor and size. Several of them decided to be… Read More
Arraigado en las Escrituras Por Wiiam Higgins Arraigado en las Escrituras Por William Higgins En el 2023, dirigí una serie de estudios bíblicos para Immanuel Community Church, de Flushing, Queens en su retiro anual del fin de semana del Día del Trabajo (Labor day Weekend). Enseñé en un estilo de enseñanza que llamo “Estudio Bíblico Holístico” que implica mucha participación y un enfoque en aplicar las Escrituras a nuestras… Read More
Holistic Bible Study Holistic Bible study contains elements from oral culture (story, repetition) and print culture (text exposition) Group participation and teacher input. Teaching content to learn about the text. A focus on application and putting what we learn into practice. To learn more about this way of studying the Bible and to see an example presented at Immanuel’s Labor Day retreat, visit the Holistic Bible example HERE… Read More
Rooted in Scripture By William Higgins In 2023 at their annual Labor Day weekend church retreat at Camp Deerpark, I led a series of Bible studies for Immanuel Community Church, from Flushing, Queens. I taught in a style of teaching that I call ‘Holistic Bible Study’ that involves lots of participation and a focus on applying Scripture to our lives. Our study was on “Stories about Jesus and… Read More
Byerland Congregation Supporting STEP students By Barbee Myer The congregation at Byerland has embraced helping STEP students with different projects and assignments. Providing opportunities for the body at Byerland to use the variety of gifts God has given them. Several people in the congregation have committed to praying for and encouraging the students. Others have provided mentoring and accountability. Our congregation’s support of STEP students has also helped foster leadership… Read More
Bishop Elders Team Biweekly Letter~Carta Quincenal del Equipo de Obispos Ancianos Carta Traducida al Español después de la de Ingles. The Gun at the Bottom of a Pond Written by Bishop Tuyen NguyenTuyen Nguyen Today, in the state of Illinois, on the west side of Chicago there is a gun lying at the bottom of one of the ponds. This gun belonged to a Vietnamese Captain of a merchant ship, which was used to carry cargoes… Read More