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The Darkside of Church Planting – District Update #4
One of the things that really grabbed by attention this year at district conference are the closed church plants and one with a leadership blow up (at least 5 that come to mind). I remind the reader that Mercy Church … Continue reading
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District Conference Post #1
Last night teaching on Christ our Savior. Won’t say much about that. Today the 2nd of the Alliance 4-fold gospel, “Christ our Sanctifier.” Now this is speaking specifically of Christ’s role of baptizing and filling in the Holy Spirit. NOTE: … Continue reading
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Memorials and honorary resolutions.
At district conference one of the many formal/rituals is the naming of all missionaries, pastors, spouses, children of official works who have died in the last year. The church remembers the dead, because they are still with us in the … Continue reading
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Perks of local church membership
We have lay people that are nominated and serve on District level committees. One lay leader in an Alliance church was nominated for the District Level Executive Committee. But found out had not finished the membership process. So their name … Continue reading
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District Conference #5
Just finished final session with Marty (see previous post) and now we are into the second business session. Marty preached on leadership again from Moses’ life. Three points great illustrations: (1) Do not be angry (2) Do not be afraid … Continue reading
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District Conference #4
Tonight we had another great time of worship and incredible teaching with Rev. Marty Berglund (senior pastor of Fellowship Alliance Chapel, Medford, NJ). This time the service was at The Central Mission, a fellowship of house churches. They are a … Continue reading
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District Conference Post #3
Business meeting. Reminder of our District vision. 1. Accelerate church planting in the NW District 2. Improve the health of existing churches. 3. Strengthen the working relationship with Crown College 4. Return to urban area and ethnic minorities. 5. Increase … Continue reading
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District Conference Post #2
Last night was a dinner and worship service at one of 10 Hmong Alliance churches in our area. This one was a mega-hmong church with 1400 people. Incredible ministry, leadership, worship team, and facility. guest speaker for the conference is … Continue reading
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district conference post 1
got checked in to conference. Was at the old AB Simpson memorial church, now Twin Cities Christian Fellowship. This church was started in 1908. Interesting story I learned two weeks ago. A friend of mine who is an A/G pastor … Continue reading
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