“We are getting settled and becoming a part of the fabric of our community. We’ve been building a core group, developing friendships and meeting lots of people,” said church planter Robby Pitt.
Chrystal York was 13 when she learned she was conceived after her mother was raped by a man whose advances she rejected.
“It drives my passion to see how my life was transformed by this ministry and wanting to see that happen in other students. I love to see how God is working around the world.”
With snow and ice and single digit temperatures hitting the country in recent days, some areas in Tennessee have experienced water shortages — and Disaster Relief volunteers in the state are responding.
When it comes to church planting, it should begin with prayer, identifying potential leaders, training and sending them out. At least, that’s the way Risen Life Church does it — and church plants like Redeeming Life Church have benefitted.
The Executive Board of the South Carolina Baptist Convention recently voted unanimously to release $10 million in unrestricted cash assets into the mission and ministry model of the convention over a 10-year period.
While there are many steps to revitalizing a church, Mark Clifton shared four that are especially important: prayer, discipleship, community engagement and preaching Jesus.
“It’s one thing to believe the Bible, read the stories and have faith in what you’re believing in. It’s another thing altogether to be a part in some way of the history of it all.”
“The heroes of the pro-life movement are the men and women working in pregnancy care centers across this nation day after day, meeting women with unplanned pregnancies at the point of their need …”
“God reminds us that He cares even for the least of these,” a volunteer said. “These are folks without a home. Shame on us if we ignore them, especially in a time of need. This is an excellent time to share the Lord in tough conditions.”
