Depending on which organization you ask, church attendance is either in free-fall or growing by the thousands. In the midst of such disparity, it is important to ask – what is God’s design for community? Does a Christian have to go to organized church activity in order to call themselves a Christian, or is the [...]

Reaching Out To Your Community

How do new immigrants cope with being separated from their families? Eva Ruth seeks to be an encouraging supporter to those who are struggling to adjust to their new counties and being apart from their loved ones through the Intercultural Network. A recent story about a family’s needs highlights the ministry potential in reaching out [...]

Reaching Out To Your Community

When Andrew and his wife moved into their new home, they made an effort to befriend their new neighbors. By seeking to build lasting relationships first, this opened the door to talking about their personal faith and made people more open to hearing about the gospel. This pattern of building friendships to share our faith [...]

What does your community say about who you are? What do you say about your community? One year ago, we featured a blog post titled “Is Patriotism Lame?” which discussed the unfortunate riots which erupted in Toronto during the G20 Summit in June 2010. This year, Canada again faced riots in June. This time they [...]

Christ in Your Community

Are you part of a mom’s group? A baseball league? We all live in community and everyday we are given the challenge to live out our faith. What can you do today?  How can you change your world for God? Related: Campus Ministry reaches out to communities every day.

From waking up early to put in a first load of laundry to working all day and driving the mom taxi all afternoon, most women have little time to think about volunteering for community projects. But busy schedules do not mean we have to write off community involvement completely. In thirty minutes or less, anyone [...]

Are you hurting from the pain of having lost someone ? We want to pray for you. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST. “Encourage one another daily” (Hebrews 3:13). “Provoke one another to good works” (Hebrews 10:24). In our busy, often harried 21st century lives, [...]

Take today’s next step: It’s easier to learn together, join The 35 Day Challenge.  “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to [...]

The Importance of Community

When Penny attended an Oasis Retreat she was in hard place in her ministry life.  The retreat introduced her to people who received her and her story and were willing to walk with her through it.  As Penny said, “Sharing the journey together is really, really fantastic.” Are you looking for people to share your [...]

As I think back, there were three very significant decisions we’ve made as a couple. 1. The first key decision was finding a church that was vibrant, alive and relevant. 2. The second, joining a couple’s bible study, a small group. 3. The third decision was serving in ministry together. This Connecting component — Church, [...]