Government leaders and private investors have pumped in millions of dollars in recent years toward the vision of revitalizing the city’s downtown as a cosmopolitan hub for the arts, retail and residences. Now, a church is taking the plunge: Redeemer Presbyterian Church is pouring nearly $5 million into the former YMCA building on St. Mary’s…
(Posted in Covenant Seminary Thistle) Covenant Seminary recently named Rev. Mark Ryan (MDiv ’99) as the new director of the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute (FSI), effective January 1, 2013. Ryan was an intern with FSI during his student days and has worked with L’Abri Fellowship in both Massachusetts and Canada. He also has pastored churches in…
MNA’s Church Planter Recruiting ministry is seeking PCA pastors to launch new church plants around the country. There are, the ministry reports, dozens of groups looking for a church planter in their communities. Additionally, dozens of communities have been identified as target locations for future church planting. To help meet these needs, MNA recently hired…
Mission to North America’s (MNA) Midwest Church Planting Ministry recently produced a new video highlighting the ministry’s work and vision for church planting. In the last five years alone, more than 40 PCA churches have been planted in the region, bringing the total to 203. The 10-minute video, as well as a 90-second preview, is…
James and Dana Dirksen’s Songs for Saplings ministry delivers deep biblical truths through lively, engaging songs for children. The couple, members at Intown Presbyterian Church in Portland, Ore., recently returned from Malawi, where they recorded the second local-language volume of their six-part “Questions with Answers” series, based on the Westminster Shorter Catechism. They hope that…
Patete served two denominations for more than 30 years, because he had a great love for the church
Christmas is a time for stories. When I was a boy, our family would gather on Christmas Eve by the fire’s warmth and hear the story of Santa’s coming with toys: “Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house / not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” I always liked that story, because I got its message: the sooner I got to bed, the sooner I would be opening presents!
The grief of what happened in Newtown, Connecticut has no boundaries.
The North America Church Planting and Church Renewal Conference, sponsored jointly by Mission to North America (MNA) and Global Church Advancement (GCA), is scheduled for Jan. 22-25, 2013.
Of the 60 billion people who have lived on our planet … comparatively few have left a truly major mark on history. In this elite group one person towers above all the others—Jesus of Nazareth, whose birth sparked off the annual celebration of Christmas on December 25 centuries later.