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 […]
Simple Discipleship Feature: By Justin Nash Many, okay most, churches do a poor job of making disciples. There are likely a number of reasons for this. Sometimes the whole idea can be overwhelming, as there are all kinds of programs and people with myriad plans to make disciples. Some even come with nice diagrams and […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Call to Send Feature: By Matt Larkin The idea of calling was once central to church culture Growing up, I remember hearing a lot about “the call to ministry.” My pastor talked about it. It was part of church conversations. There would be a yearly call to commit yourself to ministry at camp every […]
Raise Up Leaders Feature: By Jack Mumford What are leaders and where do we find them? These are two critical questions every church must answer for a fruitful future. Good leadership in the church can leave a lasting legacy of faithfulness. Poor leadership can create years of fruitless ministry. In the church and everything from […]
Character Matters Editorial: By Justin Nash Godly character is required for church leaders. Godly character is the preeminent requirement for church leaders. No amount of skill,training or theological education can overcome poor character. This is made clear in Paul’sletters to two young pastors, Timothy and Titus. In 1 Timothy 3:1–13 and Titus 1:5–9, Paullays out […]
News from Liberia Advent Christian Conference The Advent Christian Conference of Liberia held their annual conference meetings on December 1 – 8, and they report that they had a wonderful time. There are 11 churches in this conference, but two were unable to attend because of the impassible roads. Only by hiring a large truck […]
Ministry Training Institute Update As we begin our 2020 E-News, we are excited to share that our Leadership Development Program, Ministry Training Institutes (MTI), has started with 17 students in three of our Field Offices. This is a little lower than what we had previously announced, but a few of our students decided they were […]