Central Region Holds Triennial in Wisconsin The Central Advent Christian Mission Society held their Triennial Conference at The Lodge in Mauston, Wisconsin this past weekend. The theme for the conference was “Beyond Our Walls: Rethinking the Mission” taken from Mark 16:15, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Director of […]
Introducing Matthew Rice, Eastern N.C. Field Director for MTI As shared in a previous announcement, some changes are coming to our Eastern North Carolina MTI field office. This is because Adrian Dixon will be changing roles and assuming the role of ACGC Coordinator of Church Planting. We are excited to announce that Pastor Matthew Rice […]
Biblical Church Leadership is Vital Executive Director Steve Lawson The regional superintendents, president and I have been working through a book recommended to us by Justin Nash, our Director of Church Health, “Biblical Church Revitalization” by Brian Croft. We have had great discussions about how all churches need to refocus on becoming biblical models of […]
Remembering Harold Patterson, Former Director of World Missions Harold R. Patterson, 87, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 in Raleigh. He was born and raised in Westfield, MA. He graduated from Berkshire Christian College in Lenox, MA in 1960. During his 55 years in ministry, he pastored seven churches and was Director of World Missions […]
Remember Their Sacrifice Executive Director Steve Lawson As I began to think about Memorial Day and what it means to all of us, I found a Facebook post from a dear friend about the loss of her brother in Iraq. Both of them were teenagers in our church and we faced many different events with […]
Brush Fires Contained at ACGC We had a little excitement at the office this past weekend! A tree fell on the power lines on the east side of the property on Saturday and started a fire in the brush under the lines. The wind was blowing pretty strongly but, praise the Lord, it was blowing […]
Consequential Meetings to Take Place at Alton Bay Executive Director Steve Lawson Last week, Coordinator of Leadership Development Matt Larkin came to Charlotte to spend the week in the office meeting with various staff about the Ministry Training Institute (MTI). It was great to have Matt in the office for a few days and to […]
Developing New Leaders Remains Critical Executive Director Steve Lawson This week, MTI Coordinator Matt Larkin will be in the office and Berkshire President Glenn Rice will be here Wednesday and Thursday. We are preparing for our upcoming Berkshire trustee meetings at Alton Bay next week on May 20-21. The relationship between Berkshire, ACGC and MTI […]
Checking In on Our Strategic Plan Executive Director Steve Lawson It has been a tough two years going through the pandemic but things are moving forward. We have continued to build the MTI program and will see graduates from the full three-and-a-half-year program next summer. Our providing Natural Church Development (NCD) assessments has slowed since […]
Rev. Jason Russell of Hope Community Fellowship Ordained On Sunday, a number of us joined the Hope Community Fellowship of Mint Hill, N.C. for the ordination service of their pastor, Rev. Jason Russell. Jason has served the church for more than five years as pastor and also serves as regional director at Huntington Learning Center. […]