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SERVE ’13 – Children’s Ministries Servant Campaign
Providing excellent Children’s Ministries is an essential part of reaching families with the hope of Christ. This requires an army of faithful servants. We’re asking you to prayerfully consider how the Lord might enable you to take part in this effort. Continue reading
An Open Door at Easter
Our church has a door opened to us this week. This Thursday, Friday and Saturday, we’ll be sharing the message of the gospel with our community through our annual presentation of The Lafayette Passion Play. And each of us has a part to play. Continue reading
Ollies, Kickflips and the Gospel
The sun beats down hot on the concrete, metal and wood of the Lafayette Community Skate Park. A lone skater stands at the top of the half-pipe. With his shoes firmly attached to the grip tape on his skateboard, he … Continue reading
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Tagged Community MInistry, discipleship, Evangelism, gospel, outreach
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Now that the Dirt is Flying at Faith West
By God’s grace work has begun at 1920 Northwestern Avenue in West Lafayette. The construction phase of Faith West is now underway. Here are a number of ways you can participate in this exciting part of the process. Pray for … Continue reading
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Tagged Community MInistry, Faith West, outreach
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Starting Spiritual Conversations at Home
In each week’s Sunday School classes at Faith, all of your kids are learning about the same passage of Scripture in ways that are appropriate to their respective levels of development. The goal of this approach is to help parents engage all of their toddler and elementary-aged children in spiritual conversations about a common subject. To help you interact with you kids about these lesson, we’re providing you with some simple conversation starters, suggestions for family devotions, and ideas for helping your kids apply what they learned in Sunday School throughout the week. Continue reading
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Tagged children, children's ministries, discipleship, Faith Kids @ Home, parenting
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Faith West – The Excitement Builds
Last week pastoral intern Josh Greiner and I met with an interior designer, Carrie, from KJG Architecture. On the schematic of Faith West, she began to show us precisely what pieces of furniture would go in the student lounge and … Continue reading
3 Things That Have Gone Wrong with This Year’s Passion Play
You plan for months. You meet regularly with key leaders. You hold marathon rehearsals with your cast, choir, orchestra, and crew for weeks. And still, things happen that you don’t anticipate. Here are three highlights of this year’s Passion Play … Continue reading
The All-New Lafayette Passion Play
Check out this video to see how this year’s all-new Passion Play can enrich your celebration of Easter and help you share the message of hope with your family, friends, and neighbors. Continue reading
Greece’s Financial Woes and a Church’s Capital Campaign – An Interesting Juxtaposition
It’s not the easiest time to make investment choices, is it? Economic Challenges at Home and Abroad Bad economic news continues to pour out of Greece as their crushing load of public debt threatens to take them over the cliff … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, Faith West, investment, purdue, vision of hope
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Should Faith West Be Funded with Tax Exempt Bonds?
There has been some good conversation in the public square regarding Faith West and the type of financing that is being pursued to build it. Tax exempt bond financing is a mechanism that is not used very frequently in our … Continue reading →