Coaching sports has its benefits, such as the enjoyment of working with youth or reliving the glory days of your own varsity years, but these are only temporary. The eternal rewards of coaching can be seen in the lives of the players, parents, and offi cials some Grace Brethren pastors encounter every time they step […]
“God gifted me with coaching” Bud Olszewski, Grace Brethren Church, Rittman, Ohio Sport: High School Varsity Boys Soccer Years Coaching: 15 Advice: Coaching is wonderful. I’ve been told coaching is not a popular activity for pastors and it is not easy for some, but it was easy for me. Coaching is a great avenue to
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It was a little taste of heaven as ethnic Grace Brethren pastors met September 13-16, 2011, in the Southwest to discuss U.S. church planting among their people groups. Gathering first at Native New Life Church (Arnold Betoney, pastor), a Grace Brethren congregation in the International District of Albuquerque, representatives of Haitian, Hispanic, Indian, Chinese, and
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Grace College and CUGN Partnering to Offer Fully-Online Accredited Master’s Degree Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., has announced a new partnership with Colorado-based Christian University GlobalNet (CUGN) to offer an online Master of Arts degree. The Master of Arts in Ministry Studies (MAMS) degree builds on courses completed by students through CUGN. This new partnership
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A prayer request comes via Tom McDairmant for longtime retired Grace Brethren pastor John Gillis, now living in northern Alabama. Gillis will be having hip replacement surgery Nov. 29 and is currently in a lot of pain. The Gillis family will appreciate your prayers for Pastor John.
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The Brethren World Assembly Planning Committee met at the Brethren Heritage Center in Brookville, Ohio, on September 12, 2011, to continue planning for its next event, scheduled for July 18-21, 2013. With the theme Brethren Spirituality, the event will be held at the Brethren Heritage Center, Brookville. Ohio. Those in attendance for the planning session
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The Grace Brethren Church in Clinton, Maryland (Irv Clark, pastor) is featured today for their community outreach program. Here is an excerpt–to read the entire article, click here. Church drives faith mission with gas discount, good deeds for Clinton residents Grace Brethren hopes to ‘leave an imprint in our community’ with Grace Sunday event by
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An Akron, Ohio, area church is seeing hundreds of people come to Christ through their annual “Judgment House” presentation–an idea sparked through Pastor Bob Combs and the Grace Brethren church in Barberton/Norton. In an article about the Grace Brethren church, an Akron Beacon-Journal religion writer said, “Combs became pastor of the 64-member church in 1973.
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The Los Angeles Times notes that the tallest high school basketball player in California is playing for a Brethren high school. Here is an excerpt — to read the entire article, click here. The tallest high school basketball player in California and maybe in the nation is 7-foot-5 Mamadou Ndiaye, a native of Senegal who
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In this weeks e-zine from FGBC Moderator Bob Fetterhoff, veteran Grace Brethren pastor and church planter Ron Boehm talks about building relationships with people who don’t attend church.
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