In October, 26 families who are serving in ministry in remote Alaska gathered for a Ministry Family Retreat. The week-long event, held at Victory Bible Camp in Glacier View, Alaska, was the twentieth annual event of its kind hosted by Arctic Barnabas, the newest cooperating ministry of the Charis Fellowship. Read more about Arctic Barnabas
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“So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done,
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“Today my soul finds confidence in…” The theme for Focus Retreats this year is Reservoir: Resourcing the soul through the Word of God, the people of God, and the Spirit of God. Part of resourcing your soul is filling your reservoir with confidence in God. More than 80 people gathered Ocean City, Md., this week for
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My kids don’t all like to eat the same things and I don’t love to cook. At any given meal, someone has to go without their preference. And I often have to go without appreciation for how hard it is to try to please everyone. One is finicky about cheese, one detests vegetables, and one
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This fall, the Florida district of Charis Fellowship churches provided a full-ride scholarship to one student attending Great Commission Bible Institute (GCBI) in Sebring, Fla. GCBI is a ten-month discipleship program designed to help young adults establish a solid understanding of God’s Word while participating in-depth discipleship and ministry experiences. Read more about GCBI in
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Where is your heart finding strength right now? What is supplying confidence for your soul? Charis Fellowship Executive Director Dan Allan posed these questions at the Central Focus Retreat. Nearly 80 pastors and ministry leaders gathered at Maumee Bay in northern Ohio from October 9–11. Andrew Saunders, networking coordinator, emceed each session and a worship team
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Dr. Tiberius Rata, Grace Seminary associate dean and Old Testament studies professor, and Dr. Kevin Roberts, provost and behavioral science professor, recently coauthored an interdisciplinary commentary on Proverbs called Sacred Wisdom. The book, published by Brethren Mission Herald Co., was released this summer and can be purchased on Amazon. This is Dr. Rata and Dr. Roberts’ second collaborative
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At the end of August, Blue Ridge Grace Brethren Church in Winchester, Va., celebrated their fortieth anniversary. They marked the occasion with a special service followed by a meal. Pastor Davey Ermold, who has been the lead pastor at Blue Ridge since 2018, said, “Our goal was to make it about the Lord’s faithfulness in
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In July over 400 people gathered in St. Petersburg, Fla., for Access, the national conference for the Charis Fellowship. Sessions, meals, and workshops were held in the history Mahaffey Theater with lodging accommodations at the Hilton Hotel across the street. Attendees also had time to enjoy the nearby beaches and local restaurants. Rich Davies was
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As Grace College celebrates its 75-year history, it welcomes an unprecedented 1,364 new and returning students to its Winona Lake campus for the 2023–24 school year. In addition to a campus full of traditional undergraduate students, Grace’s total enrollment of 2,271 is helped by strong numbers from Grace Theological Seminary, Grace Online and College Launch, its associate degree
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