The Definitions Conference was the culmination of a year of exploring what it truly means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Youth For Christ Rally Before Songtime, our founder, Dr. John DeBrine, was the New England representative of Youth For Christ. This year, Youth For Christ used our conference to relaunched their efforts in […]
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LOVING ONE ANOTHER by Adam Miller
John 13:34-35 After washing the disciples’ feet and declaring that He would be betrayed, Jesus announces that He is going to be leaving them. Jesus spent three years with His disciples, a good amount of time to teach and prepare them to carry on His ministry, but hours before He is taken to be crucified, […]
PASTOR APPRECIATION: BEYOND THE GIFT CARDS by David Christensen
Gift cards, personal notes, public expressions of appreciation, and thank you cards pour into pastors during Pastor Appreciation Month each October. The gestures are wonderful and encourage us as pastors in the work of the ministry. We are grateful to people for their gratefulness. I recently retired from the church I had pastored for the […]
Insurmountable Odds and Ministry in the Northeast by Adam Miller
Top 10 Most Post-Christian Cities in America 1: Springfield-Holyoke, MA – 66% 2: Portland-Auburn, ME – 60% 3: Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA – 59% 4: Burlington, VT – 59% 5: Boston, MA-Mancester, NH – 57% 6: Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY – 56% 7: Hartford-New Haven, CT – 56% 8: Rochester, NY 55% 9: Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis […]
Joyful Frustration: What it is Like to Minister in New England by Dr. Terry Dorsett
“Why would I waste my Sunday doing that?” responded Jeannie. Her comment was in response to my invitation to attend a special worship service at our church. Even after years of ministry in New England, I was still taken back by the firmness of her conviction that attending church would be a waste of time. […]
Discipleship for the Next Generation by Adam Miller
Doom and gloom seems to be a favorite pastime for many today: sitting around and complaining about how everything is going wrong and how the next generation doesn’t have the same values. It’s easy to join in the chorus of naysayers. Yet, whatever comfort we have in complaining, there is not much hope generated from […]
Saving Faith For the Next Generation by Tedd Tripp
All Christian parents desire the spiritual wellbeing of their children. We want our children to be saved. We want them to find joy in God’s presence. We cannot imagine heaven being heaven unless our children are there. We want our children to have faith in God, but what are the elements of saving faith? Theologians […]
What Must A Disciple Do? by Micah Lovell
Luke 10:38-42, 18:18-30 Aside from being primarily the Good News about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Gospels are rich with lessons about the followers of Jesus. It details their coming to know Him, their slow and painful growth, and in some cases, even their falling away. But not all those who […]
Train Up A Prodigal in the Way They Should Go by Adam Miller
Proverbs 22:6; Luke 15 “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 ESV The promise of this proverb is a great encouragement to new parents who are frantically reading every book on child rearing while anxiously navigating the responsibilities of […]
Making Disciples Like a Soldier, Athlete, Farmer…Mom by Gloria Furman
II TImothy 2:1-7 “Why do they always come to my side of the bed when they need to throw up?” I asked my husband an honest question. One of our kids was sick that day, so it was time to put on the Nurse Mommy hat (and poncho). I changed cold compresses on her head, […]
Easter Week: Easter Sunday
A lot has already been said through the years on the uniqueness of how it was a group of women who first discovered the empty tomb. This gives credence to the historical evidence of the resurrection by pointing out that if the disciples had wanted to craft a believable story, they wouldn’t have included the […]
Easter Week: Silent Saturday
On the Saturday following the death of Jesus the disciples rested according to Sabbath law. This would have meant that they could not cook, they could not travel, and they could not escape into entertainment. Essentially, they had nothing to cling to in the wake of their sorrow. We can relate to the panic and […]