New Year Baptisms in Liberia The traditions of ringing in the New Year tend to evolve in the US. One might expect to see musicians perform, the ball drop, someone getting kissed, confetti falling, lights flashing, horns sounding and we may sing Auld Lang Syne while lifting (conservatively) a cup of eggnog. In Liberia, the […]
Covid Issues Continue to Stress Ministry Leaders Executive Director Steve Lawson This past week I have spent time on Zoom meetings with two of our associate members boards. The results of the pandemic continue to plague our churches and partners. The extended struggles of churches and organizations that have to navigate the ever-changing regulations and […]
MTI Intro Series: What are the Tracks? Blog post by Matt Larkin, MTI Program Coordinator The first two years are the core courses, then students choose a specific track. While every student going through the Ministry Training Program experiences the same core courses during the first two years, we offer ministry-specific training during the last […]
Re-shaping our Organizational Culture Feature by Matt Larkin “Observed behavior,” “group norms,” “espoused values,” “habits of thinking.” These and more combine to form an organization’s culture. Organizational culture, according to Edgar H. Schein, is the “accumulated shared learning of a given group, covering behavioral, emotional, and cognitive elements of the group members’ total psychological functioning.” […]
Charles A. Smith CHESHIRE- Reverend Charles A. Smith, 82, passed away peacefully at his home in Cheshire on Thursday, January 20, 2022. He was the husband of Catherine (Homer) Smith. Reverend Smith was born January 12, 1940, in Richmond, Virginia., son of the late Charles W. and Helen (Frothingham) Smith of Hopewell, Virginia. A graduate […]
River Baptisms in Kenya KENYA – “They just came forward and accepted the Lord.” Baptisms seem to take place regularly at the Omosasa AC Church in Kenya. The river is less than half a mile away from the church, so there is little reason for delay when a person gives his heart to the Lord. […]
Leaders’ Conference Wrap Up Leaders’ Conference 2022 was a wonderful time together with ACGC leaders, pastors and families! Dr. Justin Irving shared in four general sessions sharing about biblical foundations for servant leaders. These sessions included: (1) The Gospel Dependent Leader; (2) Facing the Temptations of Leadership; (3) The Priority of Gospel Community in Leadership; […]
Orange County Church Seeking Full-Time Pastor Orange County Church (The First Advent Christian Church of Tustin) is seeking a full-time senior pastor with a heart for church planting to lead our congregation in evangelism, community outreach and service. Orange County Church, located in Old Town Tustin, was founded in 1881 and is the oldest congregation […]
Bread of Life EXCEEDS the Goal! Your WHFMS groups are so pleased to share with you the wonderful news that we exceeded our goal for Bread of Life for 2021. The goal of $11,000 seemed unreachable in November 2021 but once again our women (and men, and teens and churches) came through in a big […]
Year End Recap from the Cabrizoses Dear Brethren, Praise God from whom all blessings flow. As we said good bye to the past year 2021, there are so many things indeed to thank the Lord about. Amidst this prolonged pandemic, he is still God and nothing can change that. We thank him for sustaining us […]