The Test of Small Things
I grew up in a small church where my family served as lay people from the time I was born until the time I went away to university. We would clean the church every Saturday, cut the grass, and my…
A Different Way
Have you ever met anyone who is too serious and just needs to loosen up? Maybe someone who thinks everything should be done a certain way all the time with no room for something new? I've been reading 2 Kings…
The Second Half
Can you believe that we've already entered the second half of 2018? It's crazy how time passes when we're fully engaged with life. Today I encourage you to take time to reflect on all God has done both personally and…
The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength
Philippians 1:3-6 “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of…
Our Number One Priority
Special thanks again to everyone who came to our 2018 FEIC Relational Retreat in Malaga, Spain! We were encouraged by the ministry of Pastors Randy and Nancee Carter, the venue and food was amazing and the relational connections just get…
Asking The Right Questions
Our guest speakers Pastor Randy and Nancee Carter were life-giving leaders this week at our Relational Summit! We're so thankful for the way they were vulnerable and poured themselves into us by sharing with us from their deep ministry experience.…
What does this mean?
Acts 2:12 “Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?" People are still asking that same question today! In fact, there's been so much "bad packaging" of the Holy Spirit that it has created a lot of…
The Thief and The Doctor
I had the opportunity to hear Pastor Brian Houston speak yesterday at the Austrian national church leadership conference. He shared a powerful message with our pastors about the value of suffering and how God will always redeem our suffering for…
Life-giving Leaders
I read a great article by Tim Elmore this week about "Life-Giving Leaders" that I would like to share with you. We've all noticed changes in each generation as it relates to leadership philosophies but at the end of the…
Place the mask over your mouth and nose then breathe normally
How many times have we heard the same "pre-flight" instructions of how to respond in case their is an emergency? You know, the one where the stewards demonstrate what to do in case the airplane loses cabin pressure? Two weeks…