It Seems to Me …

It Seems to Me . . . . . . we should be grateful for professors who practice what they teach. The evening session of the conference had just ended and I stopped to say hello to a colleague and friend, a pastor who is on an exciting prayer journey. Kevin Carrothers, pastor of First [...]

Pray. And Praise. At Elgin House of Prayer

Harp & Bowl Workshop Saturday, April 14, 2012 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Discover the values and mechanics behind the interactive flow of music and prayer in worship. This workshop is a requirement for worship team participation in the Harp & Bowl sets at EHOP Registration Required $10.00  ·       Deposit registration form with payment in EHOP [...]

Prayer • CARE • Share

Road to Recovery How one church was transformed by reaching out to neighbors with addictions. By Brandon O’Brien   ‘Lord, send us the people nobody else wants.’ That was the bold prayer that set Grace Church, now a multi-site United Methodist congregation in Southwest Florida, on course for a future defined by outreach to ‘the [...]

Aurora-area Prayer-Care-Share event

It’s been awesome to enjoy this great weather – and even better to know that we’ll be able to talk with lots of bikers about Motorcycle Sunday!   Everyone year we do a volunteers meeting the Sunday before MCS, out at the pavilion at Phillips Park.  This is always a great time of casting vision, and praying together [...]

Why do we need Community Analysis?

  Why do we need Community Analysis? Why do we need Community Analysis?   Q & A with Dr. Fuder In order for the church to truly be an active presence in the community, to be engaged with the needs around us—not only to worship and study the Scriptures—we have to be increasingly aware of [...]

Leadership Development ~ “Younger – Browner”

  City/Communities Teleconference • March 15, 2012 with guest  Dr. Kathy Dudley on Leadership Development Kathy shares keen insights on effective and impactful cityreaching/community transformation over the next 20-30 years with a need for the Body of Christ to focus increased strategic leadership development among “younger-browner” leaders in the U.S. and internationally! 

Cross the street; reach the nations

Erich Bridges WORLDVIEW: Cross the street, reach the nations Columnist Erich Bridges says the world is just across the street from the church, with 43 million foreign-born residents in the U.S. — the largest number of migrants in the world.

Hey Chicago ~ Pray Chicago! on National Day of Prayer

National Day of Prayer Chicago Breakfast Thursday, May 3, 2012  7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Union League Club Reserve a Table of 10 for $275 Individual Tickets are $30 Email: praychicago@yahoo.com Checks Payable to: “Straight Talk” Mail to: National Day of Prayer 1429 S. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60605 Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter for [...]

Branson hosts Regional City Impact Roundtable

Regional City Impact Roundtable Branson…….. Dates: March 29-30 Begins: March 29 at 3pm with Summit Styled prayer session Ends: March 30 at 3pm Costs: No Registration fee is charged. We request that you participate in both meals…. total $25 Hotels: Branson has nearly every chain and franchise you desire, and many people prefer to use [...]

Phil’s Article in Church Executive on the Launching of Promiseland at Willow Creek Theater

  Click here … then flow to pages 18 …     Back to the future: Kids learning in community Posted by adminFEATURE STORIESThursday, March 1st, 2012 By Phil Miglioratti One of the originators of Willow Creek Church’s Promiseland shares the intentions and values of that early program. Standing in the middle of a movie theater [...]

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