A popular guide for prayer is the acronym “ACTS”: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication. Following this guideline helps to move us keep from using prayer as an opportunity to give God a list of what we … Read More
Fallen on hard times
One of the things our Outreach Ministry does is connect with visitors and make them feel welcomed when they come to Sunday services, as well as getting to know them so we can plug them … Read More
Discussing disability ministries
On April 29-30, team Jabez and I had the opportunity to attend the Inclusion Fusion Live 2022 conference in Cleveland, Ohio put on by Key Ministry, a disability ministry, and the Tim Tebow foundation. It … Read More
The best way to bring people to God
My journey with Campus Ministry at GVSU Downtown (CM) begins well before I even discovered its existence, but to keep things short I grew up with a faith, but it had withered long before I … Read More
God’s prompting to get involved at City Hope GR
Recently we had another parent of a child with disabilities visit for worship. After visiting she was sensing God’s prompting to get involved. She has begun to invite others and is networking to help spread … Read More
Reaping a harvest
After having worked for several months imparting the Word of God once a week to a group of construction workers in Downtown Grand Rapids, the Lord blessed us with precious fruit, as four workers Arturo, … Read More
Letting go through prayer
Let’s be honest, letting go is one of the more difficult tasks we are asked to do. We humans like to hold on to our possessions, relationships, aspirations, expectations, etc. All those things are good, … Read More
God makes all things new!
He makes all things new! The Dock Ministries stands to testify that we serve a faithful God who does all things well! What a fantastic year we have had! After two years of Covid restrictions, … Read More
I kept my struggle with anorexia hidden
When I came to college in 2018 here at GVSU, I felt that I was alone and maybe I could finally find my faith. Unfortunately, I was so lonely and felt so nervous about it … Read More
Opportunities to share the gospel with others
First of all, thank you for your support in helping us hire a director of missional living. Jonathan Norder has been instrumental in pushing the needle forward in our outward focus of loving people around … Read More