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Joy and Honor in Serving
By Rev. Hasan Yaman, Pastor of Izmir New Birth Church, Middle East It is my joy and honor to be a member and servant of the Izmir New Birth Church. The Lord used an evangelistic outreach event to call me. In 2001, at Izmir New Birth Church, I heard the Good News of...
Erskine seniors presenters at SCICU symposium
By Joyce Guyette Erskine College seniors Randy Hudson, Portia Thomas and Emily Wentzky each made presentations Feb. 17 at the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) Undergraduate Student/ Faculty Research Program Symposium at the BMW Zentrum...
ARP minister’s daughter wins scholarship
By Joyce Guyette Elinor Townsend Griffin of Green- ville, SC, daughter of Rev. David and Sharon Griffin, was among the five finalists selected to receive awards at Erskine College – following the Presidential Scholarship Competition March 2-3. She won the Wylie...
Will Our Children Have the Faith?
By Carole Ellis Let’s face it, bringing up children today is a challenging task. We know God is sovereign over our child’s salvation, but we also know parents are the means God wants to use to reach our children. Your Christian Education Ministries wishes to offer...
What’s going on at Bonclarken?
by Chip Sherer, Bonclarken President This is an often asked question I’m always pleased to answer. Much is happening at your conference center – from welcoming guests, to preparing for the summer, to planning for the future. I thought this month I would share some of...
Crystal Crux?
As the Robert H. Schuller family cuts ties to Crystal Cathedral Ministries, ARP pastor Kent Moorlach recalls the influence the glass-paned mega-church had on him from an early age. By Rev. Kent Moorlach Last fall, I preached in the iconic Crystal Cathedral in Orange...
Youth Explosion
by Delores McDonald Next year, First Presbyterian Church, Sebring (FL) turns 100 - but Senior Pastor Darrell Peer says the church is not acting her age! “I have seen a change in the last few years in the congregation and God moving among the youth in more than 30 area...
Reaching Young Adults
By Daniel F. Wells "How can we reach young adults and non-Christians?” This question is being asked by pastors in churches all across America as statistics show that young adults today are more and more inclined to not attend church. Below are nine qualities that Ed...
The Great Exchange
By Rick Gamble In the cross of Christ, as in a splendid theater, the incomparable goodness of God is set before the whole world. The glory of God shines, indeed, in all creatures on high and below, but never more brightly than in the cross, in which there was a...
Putting Down Roots
y Rev. Todd Jones Hope Chapel, Greensboro, NC When we planted Hope Chapel three years ago, we were committed to pro- claiming and demonstrating the Gospel in the Sunset Hills, Starmount, Lindley Park, and UNCG communities. We knew that in order to build God’s Kingdom...