May 2008

Reaching Everyone, Everyday, Everywhere! is the theme for iGo ’08, the annual conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. It will be held July 27-31 at Innisbrook Golf Resort near Tampa, Fla., where the conference participants will be challenged to share their faith with those around them. It is one of four Grace Brethren […]

Gaining a Return on an Eternal Investment Jim Brown By Jim Brown, Moderator Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches So what can $1.59 buy these days? Here are a few things: half a gallon of gasoline, a pack of gum at the airport, small fries from Wendy’s, and 13 of the 26 breath mints in an

Junior campers from the Mid-Atlantic Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches pause for their photo during last summer

“Churches have a biblical responsibility to provide a good wage and benefits for their pastors,” says Don Shoemaker, long-time pastor of the Grace Brethren Church at Seal Beach, Calif. “In our contemporary culture, provision for retirement is important,” he adds. “A church’s willingness to contribute to a pastor’s retirement shows proper respect and gratitude.” It’s

By Jonathan Walter “Because these men share the burden of teaching the Word to us, there has been a marked freshness. Their varying personalities give an added breadth to Bible studies.” “We like hearing the different styles and backgrounds of the team. Everyone brings something fresh.” These were responses to an anonymous survey on speaking

By Natalie Rummel Krista Artz and Jared DeJong