I have difficulty counting all of the calls to prayer I have received over the past month. The President of the United States called for a day of prayer on March 15. Strategic Renewal offers a daily prayer time out of the Psalms. The Hollywood Prayer Network hosts a weekly prayer time. Claim Your Campus […]
Prior to the Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards, along with several colleagues, issued what was called “The National Prayer Accord.” It was a call to united prayer throughout New England. God moved in response to those prayers, and America experienced an incredible awakening. The National Prayer Committee and Awakening America Alliance have issued a similar “National […]
February 27 was National Collegiate Day of Prayer, as historically, since 1823, the last Thursday in February has been set aside as a day for special prayer for our colleges and seminaries. The Second Great Awakening (1790-1845) produced our most powerful student revivals and the prayer movement that sustained them. For literally half a century, America experienced […]
Pandemics that force us to be confined allow God to show us new and creative ways to be involved in ministry. God is creating some amazing ministry options these days. I was blessed the other day when I opened Facebook. The first post I saw was one from my daughter-in-law. She had issued an invitation […]
The Missionary Church is blessed to have one of the best universities in the country, training people in a Christian environment to do ministry in a variety of fields of study. Their focus on discipleship and their concern for the spiritual growth and well-being of students is worth celebrating. The founders of Bethel College (now […]
In light of the current pandemic related to Covid-19, we are calling the people of the Missionary Church to united, persistent, extraordinary prayer. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary prayer. Most who are reading this are already praying. This call to prayer is an attempt to unite us in prayer and create some rhythms of prayer. […]
It has been 40 years, but I remember the day quite clearly. I was just leaving the home of a couple from the church whose nine- or ten-year-old son was losing his three-year battle to leukemia. In spite of his leukemia, he had been a star baseball player — a natural athlete. We (the church) […]
There is a fellowship of churches in New Zealand called the Christian Community Churches of New Zealand. Their tagline is “working together to take the good news back to New Zealand.” It is always great to see churches work together for the advancement of the Kingdom of God. I know little of the structure of […]