Two weeks ago, the church mourned the death of one of the more effective and well-known gospel communicators of his generation – Ravi Zacharias. A gift to the church, he worked tirelessly to help Christians learn how to share the gospel with all sorts of people all over the globe. We can give thanks for […]
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Stories From the (Virtual) Field: Webinar in TX
Carl Miller, OPC church planter in New Braunfels, TX recently hosted a free webinar on “Grief & Perseverance in Suffering.” He did the same presentation twice at different times of day to accommodate peoples’ schedules. He used ZOOM which allowed him to give a presentation, including PowerPoint slides, and a Q&A after with those who […]
Stories From the (Virtual Field): Angels Rejoice!
This story relayed to us through an elder in the OPC… We rejoice in the Lord to hear that a young college aged woman living in the home of an OPC family has recently come to faith during this pandemic. Two notes of encouragement we may glean from this as we seek to be more […]
Small Efforts Can Make Huge Kingdom Impact
John Shaw talks about a couple of examples of how small, faithful efforts with people can grow into eternal fruit. It’s often not the big, extravagant plans but rather the small, simple acts of faithfulness that change peoples’ lives. These are the kinds of opportunities we may notice in particular during this time of restricted […]
Stories From the (Virtual) Field: Stories To Inspire Neighbors
Pastor Ralph Rebandt in Oakland Hills, MI recently started creating short videos on “Inspirational Real Life Stories.” As we write, he has done 3 episodes. Ralph says that these videos are not intended to be theologically deep, but like the parables to reach people who may not have otherwise thought about spiritual things. The videos […]
Stories From the (Virtual) Field: Daily Videos in SoCal
Pastor Andrew Canavan in Corona, CA has been doing short, daily videos for his congregation for a few weeks. The videos are no frills, about 3-4 minutes, and covering a wide range of topics. Andrew just uses his smartphone, no lighting or mics and talks about good books, movies, music and hymns, church history and […]
Difficult Times: Fruitfulness In Your Neighborhood
We’ve been sharing excerpts from a video series by John Shaw on “Evangelism in Difficult Times.” This is the final installment and we want to share the whole video. It is worth your time. We’d encourage you to watch or bookmark it and watch on a Sunday…maybe as a household. It is filled with useful, […]