“The central problem of every society is to define appropriate roles for the men” says Margaret Mead, after she performed many studies on a variety of cultures. Indeed, our society needs men of God, it … Read More
The First Minister in Cutlerville
Classis Grand Rapids South has about 9,000 members today and several of the churches are in the Cutlerville area. But who was the first minister in this area we call Cutlerville? How much did he … Read More
How would your life look like without Internet?
Every morning you wake up in Cuba and only one of the five government TV stations have morning programs. You turn the black and white TV to watch irrelevant canned programs. You turn to the … Read More
Three things we got to do in Cuba
Coming from Communist Romania I would have never imagined that one day I would had the chance to visit another Communist country. A month ago I felt so privileged to join the fourth Cuba ESL … Read More
Christmas in Communist Romania
How does a church celebrate Christmas when the government is officially atheistic? When Christians are persecuted and treated as second-class citi- zens, how do they, as individuals and as a church, anticipate the birth and … Read More
Missional reading of the Bible – NT Wright
The church is founded on the word of the Bible, and the mission of the church is central in the biblical narrative. Calvin Theological Seminary decided to take three years to explore the missional aspect … Read More
Promoting Christian Education for the Chinese Youth
Partners in Learning Across Cultures (PLAC) is an organization connected to Hillside Church and founded in 2004 by John and Elaine DeJager. The mission of PLAC is to open the best ‘U.S. based Christian secondary-school … Read More
Three logistic updates to Alpha
Alpha is an evangelistic tool used by many churches worldwide. This year marks two decades since making Alpha an outreach tool at Holy Trinity Brompton Church in London, UK. During the past twenty years Alpha … Read More
Impact Burundi
Libere Dusabe was born in 1973 as the sixth child of a Christian family living in one of the villages of Burundi. Today the country belongs to the five states that make up the East … Read More
Hide when tempted to show
I was a teenager when a church in my hometown decided to have an adult baptism outdoors in the river that passed through our city. Can a church perform a sacrament outside the church building in … Read More