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Category Archives: Ministry Updates
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
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Tagged Easter, gospel, music, Passion Play
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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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Outreach Series – Six Words Every Relationship Needs
Friends, we understand that asking people to come to church with you can be a challenge. You might be embarrassed, you might be intimidated, you might be asking someone for the first time, or you might be concerned about their … Continue reading
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Tagged encouragement, friendship, grace, outreach, Outreach series, relationships
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Reflections on Brazil
Many of our pastoral staff and congregation have grown accustom to foreign travel. Outside of eating dinner at the space needle, across from Niagara Falls in Canada, I have never set foot outside of the continental United States. So, last year, … Continue reading
Ministry Updates – Summer 2011
Want a quick snapshot of what’s happened in our ministries over the course of this summer and the past fiscal year? Take a look at the ministry updates published as part of our annual report. Continue reading
Making Disciples Inside and Outside the Home
We’re excited to see blessings and ministry opportunities that God has given to the families of a Faith Bible Seminary alumnus and a current student. Little Additions, Huge Blessings Brad Franklin (M.Div. Class of 2010) and his wife Megan have … Continue reading
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Discipling Kids: New Help for Families
This fall, our children’s Sunday School classes will begin using a line of curriculum called Generations of Grace. It’s published by Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA, where John MacArthur serves as pastor. The curriculum has a lot of great features that will not only improve the depth of instruction in the classroom but will also help parents to continue the discipleship process at home. Continue reading
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Tagged children, curriculum, family, Generations of Grace, growth, kids, Sunday School
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Where is the SMITE Team Headed in 2011?
Pastor Woodall explains the SMITE team’s 2011 plans in this video.
Should Churches Support the United Way?
Should a church like ours participate in the annual fund drive of the United Way? What do you think, and what passages from the Word of God would you use to support your answer? Recently the leadership team at Faith … Continue reading →