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Jim Custer Recognized by National Religious Broadcasters

At the recent National Religious Broadcasters convention, Proclaim 18, Dr. James Custer, teaching pastor and senior pastor emeritus at Grace Polaris Church, Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), was recognized with the Milestone Award. The Milestone Award honors the industry pioneers who have been in the industry 50 years or more and brought Christian communications

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Maintaining the Organic Nature of a Church

The Equipping Church Network newsletter was recently sent to pastors in the Charis Fellowship. It is included below and shared with permission. Most of us know the difference between an organism and an organization. In an organism, structure grows out of relationships. In an organization, relationships usually grow out of structure. Further, organisms have life,

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Church and Friends Help in Flooded Home

Recording flooding occurred in Elkhart County, Ind., a few weeks ago. Grace Community Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation (Jim Brown, senior pastor) in Goshen, Ind., led the way in helping people in their community who were impacted by the rising waters. One family was the Frymans, who attend Grace Community Church and are involved in

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The Parkland Shooting: A Response from a Pastor and Former Law Enforcement Officer

Dr. Rich Schnieders, pastor, Friendship Grace Brethren Church, Fort Myers, Fla., and a retired major in the Lee County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office, wrote this response to the recent shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Rich serves as a member of the Social Concerns Committee for the Charis Fellowship (Fellowship of Grace Brethren

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