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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Caroline and Lawrence McCatty

Confessions of faith: Caroline and Lawrence McCatty

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2022/02/24
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A couple’s prayers are answered as they discover the truth of God’s Word as well as new opportunities to share it. When Caroline and Lawrence McCatty relocated from England to the…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Teryl and Terry Bishop

Confessions of faith: Teryl and Terry Bishop

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2021/06/29
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One by one, new members are discovering God’s grace and sharing it with others. A little over a year ago, Teryl and Terry Bishop didn’t have a church home—or a…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Qiang Wang

Confessions of faith: Qiang Wang

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2020/04/30
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A Buddhist discovers the truth of God’s Word, a message he now shares with others. “When I preach the gospel to people, people say, ‘You’re a stupid man.’ I just…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Spencer Beach

My Christian life: Spencer Beach

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2020/02/25
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A modern-day Job story reminds us of God's grace and love. For most people, it would have been the worst day of their life. Maybe it was for Spencer Beach,…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Mark Hartman

Confessions of faith: Mark Hartman

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2019/12/04
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A knock on the door starts a lifelong journey of faith. Julie K. Wietzke It was a night Mark Hartman says he will never forget. It was summer 1981 in…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Mount

Confessions of faith: Mount

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2019/07/01
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A man’s “before and after” spur him on to become a pastor and share the message of salvation. Julie K. Wietzke Nick Mount, a new pastor serving in Nebraska, loves to…

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Read more about the article Merging for mission – Part 3

Merging for mission – Part 3

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2019/03/01
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Three congregations become a multi-site as they work to spread the gospel in South Florida. Julie K. Wietzke It started with three congregations—all with their own unique situation—having the same goal: to…

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Read more about the article Merging for mission – Part 2

Merging for mission – Part 2

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2019/02/01
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Finding that they could be stronger together, two congregations decide to merge into one. Julie K. Wietzke Steve Waldschmidt describes a recent church merger between Good Shepherd, St. Peter, Mo.,…

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Read more about the article Merging for mission – Part 1

Merging for mission – Part 1

  • Post author:Julie Wietzke
  • Post published:2019/01/01
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Two case studies reveal the blessings and challenges of mergers and multi-site ministries. Julie K. Wietzke If you talk to Nathan Strutz, pastor at Resurrection, Verona/Monroe, Wisconsin, about the recent…

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