Huge Open Door for Gospel in Botswana, Africa!
I will be leaving very soon for a mission trip in Botswana, Africa, where I will be joining Ken Galyean of Call to Africa and others. We will be working with Face the Nation, a ministry effort of Open Baptist Church in Gabarone, Botswana. (BTW, while we are gone, we will feature guest authors on this site who will be posting some incredible worship articles!) We are part of a team of instructors who will be giving Biblical training to 100 Botswanan college students. These students will, in turn, go into all 27 public high schools in...
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The following excerpt came from an article in last week’s edition of Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox. Oh, that every congregation’s leadership understood these powerful truths about corporate worship. Special thanks to Pastors.com for allowing us to feature this excerpt. Guest article by Rick Warren: At Saddleback we believe worship services can be deep, meaningful, and accessible to the unchurched. Your church members shouldn’t have to choose between whole-heartedly worshiping God and having a place where they can...
read moreUnderground Church Risks Their Lives to Worship God
Last Sunday a young couple shared their testimony at our church. They were members of an underground church in Saudi Arabia for five years. Their story moved our congregation to tears and a standing ovation for their courage. Click in the audio box below to listen to their 20-minute testimony with our pastor, Randy Norris. While you listen, I suggest you read Randy’s article that he wrote about this amazing couple’s faith. - Dwayne Testimony by couple in underground church: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is...
read moreBotswanan Government Urges Church: Please Teach Our Children
Try to imagine this if you possibly can: Imagine for a moment that our government has come to us, the Church, and asked us to please help them. Imagine further that our less-than-godly government has opened up every one of our public high schools to us. In fact, they have not only invited us, they are encouraging us to come into their schools and teach all of their secondary students about abstinence, about the Bible, and about Christianity and Jesus as the hope for their lives and their futures. And, if that’s not enough, add this to...
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