by Jeff Kephart | Apr 5, 2023 | Encouragement
Relationships are the main tools for ministry. A critical function of church programming is to provide opportunities for developing, cultivating, and maintaining relational connections between church family members. Whether worship services, life groups of Sunday...
by Jeff Kephart | Mar 8, 2023 | Encouragement
As we move into March, thoughts turn to “spring cleaning,” the annual ritual of sprucing up our homes after the dark and dreary winter months. This practice may be historically rooted in the opportunity spring provided to open up windows and doors to allow seasonal...
by Jeff Kephart | Feb 8, 2023 | Encouragement
As we move through February, thoughts often turn to Valentine’s Day and love. Unfortunately, our culture seems a bit perplexed about what love really is. We speak of how we “love our favorite food,” “love our football team,” “love our children,” and “love our spouse,”...
by Jeff Kephart | Jan 5, 2023 | Encouragement
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19) What are you looking forward to in 2023? I ask because our...
by Guest Author | Dec 30, 2022 | Encouragement
Dear Women’s Ministry Leader, Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I would like to start with a short introduction of myself. My name is Betsy Berger and I have begun training under Donna Kephart to fill the position of Director of Regional Women’s...
by Jeff Kephart | Dec 5, 2022 | Encouragement
“But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.” (Galatians 4:4-5) As December unfolds, we relish the opportunity of sharing another Christmas...