Exponential Orlando 2020 This past week, I spent three days with six other Advent Christian pastors at the Exponential Conference in Orlando, Fla. It was a great conference focusing on church planting with the theme “Together: Pursuing the Great Collaboration.” We gathered with 5,500 church planters, multipliers, denominational leaders, planting partners and supporters. The conference […]
Meetings in the Western Region This week, I had the privilege to travel to Southern California and attend the conference meeting at Iglesia Gracia Divina (Divine Grace Church) in Pacoima, Calif. I first stopped in San Diego and visited with Pastor Brad Rigney and toured the North Park Advent Christian Church. It was a great […]
Maine Meetings This past week, Justin Nash and I traveled up to Oxford, Maine to meet with Darren Bantz, Matt Larkin and Western Region Superintendent Rick Qualls. We were discussing the relationship between ACGC and the Western Region and how we could be more effective in communicating and coordinating our ministries. These were great meetings […]
Five Questions for John Gilbert Interviewed by Justin Nash John Gilbert serves as the Latin American Area Director for Advent Christian General Conference and the director of 99+1 Ministries. In 1995, John retired from the U.S. Navy after 27 years of service and almost immediately started volunteering part time with a medical ministry that served Mexico, […]
MTI Updates This week I will be heading up to Maine to visit with a number of leaders about church planting, church health and leadership development. I will also be heading for the first time into Canada to visit Kingswood University in New Brunswick. This is a Christian University in Canada that a number of Advent Christian […]
Six Character Traits Needed for Church Revitalization Feature: By Justin Nash Church revitalization can be taxing and frustrating work. It is often three steps forward and two steps back. Here is a list of six critical character traits your church and its leaders will need to be successful in the important work of revitalizing a […]
In Dark Valleys Feature: By Dawn Rutan One Sunday this year, I was sitting in the prayer time before Sunday school when I felt the tears starting to flow. There was no way I could have prayed aloud without sobbing. As soon as the last “amen” was said, I hurried out the door to my […]