The surfing ministry among Japanese students in southern California is one way to build relationships and camaraderie, allowing Nao Makino and intern Joshua Chandler to more easily share Jesus with them. Learn more about this ministry in this video, which was first shown at FellowShift, the national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, […]
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What is the right way to apply Jesus’ statement, “Judge not, that ye be not judged? It’s pretty common to hear someone quote or paraphrase Matthew 7:1, in which Jesus says, “Judge not, that ye be not judged” (KJV). Sometimes the person quoting the passage is objecting to being criticized for his behavior. His implication
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Point of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Park Hall, Md., is a daughter church of Grace Chapel Ministries of Southern Maryland. Meet Arthur Shepherd, pastor of Point of Grace, and Carl Snyder, pastor of Grace Chapel, as they talk about the development of new churches in their region. This video was first shown
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“Am I really allowed to do this?” This statement has been heard more than once at the Winona Lake (Ind.) Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), when newer people have been invited to get involved in a ministry team. After being spectators in their churches for many years, people feel excitement when they become
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Iglesia Comunal La Esperanza, Valrico, Fla., is a small Grace Brethren congregation of mostly Spanish-speaking people. “[We have] no more than 70 people, 35 of them kids and teenagers,” says Pastor Javier Forero. But they are still big enough to plant another church. “Every Tuesday, for five years, we have had a food pantry ministry,”
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Grace College faculty member, Dr. Nate Bosch, was quoted in a recent article on the online news site, Stacey Page Online. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Research, Trails Program Topics At SLA Meeting “Making Syracuse Lake Clean, Healthy, Safe and Beautiful” was the topic presented by
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Twenty years ago last month, Randy Moomaw began writing songs for vacation Bible school (VBS) at Grace Church, a Grace Brethren church in Wooster, Ohio (Bob Fetterhoff, senior pastor). Moomaw had already worked with the church’s VBS for about five years before he began creating the music. “We did the packaged stuff,” he recalled, “and after a
Darrin and Heidi Hess, members of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Wooster, Ohio (Bob Fetterhoff, pastor) were recently featured in the Wooster, Ohio, Daily Record. They told the story of their community ministry — S.O.W.N. Together ministry. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. WOOSTER-BASED SERVICE
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Grace Brethren Boys, a ministry for young men in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, is sponsoring its first Timothy Adventure this week. Rob Gable, executive director, sent us this report: Timothy Adventure (TA) is a special leadership development trip planned every four years for committed young men who have shown potential as future leaders
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From CE National… Each year, Operation Barnabas leaders and staff select an individual, group, or church to receive an award named in honor of Roger Ward (Grace Brethren Church, Norwalk, Calif.). While the students on OB are being trained in what it means to be “a son or daughter of encouragement,” there are people who
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