The lights dim as quiet music fills the room. Conversations silence, heads bow, and hands lift as college students stand shoulder-to-shoulder and prepare their hearts and minds in readiness for what is to come.
After her three children left home at the same time, Melissa Loudon had a hole in her heart. She loved college-aged adults and missed her own.
Summer is a big opportunity for your church to connect with new families, deepen relationships, and grow momentum.
Founded in 2002, ZOE International’s mission is to reach every person with God’s love and rescue every child from human trafficking through prevention, rescue and restoration programs in the US, Thailand, Mexico, Japan and Australia.
Should we really equate speeding on the highway with taking the life of another person? Is a stolen piece of bubblegum just as damning as the pilfered lifesavings taken from an elderly person?
The general public may find stories about troubled celebrities to be entertaining, but they shouldn’t miss the fact they are also instructive. Clearly, money and fame are not the answer to happiness.
“We want to be a resource to others,” said Tim Mathis, senior pastor of FBC Selma. “Where we lacked experience, we now have a little experience. If we could help someone at square one, we’re happy to do that.”
The digital age is transforming how people connect — and the church must follow accordingly, noted Don Barger, director of innovation and artificial intelligence for the International Mission Board (IMB).
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