Editorial by Bob Cundiff
Not too many people have heard the story I’m about to share with you. When the pandemic broke in Spring 2020, many conference administrators contacted the North American Division asking for counsel on how to continue ministry in the new economic fabric brought on by COVID-19.
Story by Lisa Krueger
Growing closer to God. Learning what He shares in His Word. Discovering verses that give hope, strength and peace in difficult times.
Every day, the WGTS team encourages listening families to learn more about God through study of the Bible. Each afternoon, listeners learn from a fun game named Bible or Not, hosted by Johnny and Stacey Stone. They started Bible or Not on WGTS five years ago. “As soon as it is announced for listeners to call in to play the game on-air, all 10 phone lines light up like a Christmas tree,” says Johnny.
Story by Tamyra Horst
Imagine waking up at 2 a.m., traveling all morning, landing in another state at noon, and immediately setting up a mini-health fair with multilingual materials, health care, free household items, and children's games and stories. While part of your team engages with people at the fair, others go door to door, visiting, sharing literature and offering prayer.
Story by WGTS staff
Story by Weymouth Spence
Story by Benia Jennings
When Stephen Lewis became the pastor of Allegheny West Conference's Blessed Hope church in Cincinnati, he soon learned that he was not the only minister in his congregation. James Matthews, former pastor of the Roselawn Lutheran church whose building Blessed Hope purchased and now occupies, regularly attended services.
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
The Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee members met today, receiving reports from leaders throughout the territory. The group also set the values that will guide the committee and union through the remainder of the quinquennium. (See the priorities they recently voted on here.)
They approved:
We wholeheartedly embrace and strive to embody a spirit of Christlikeness that promotes:
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
At their quarterly meeting today, members of the Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee voted to adopt guiding values for the remainder of the quinquennium. Committee members also received reports of mission from around the territory.
Pardon Mwansa, vice chancellor of Rusangu University (Zambia) shared a worship thought with tips for successful leadership.
“Structural system problems must be fixed structurally,” said Mwansa. “Abraham and Lot loved each other, but they needed more land/space for their animals. That problem wasn’t solved like a personal one, but they solved it by adjusting their territories. You, as a leader, are in a position to identify what are governance problems and solve them by governance.”
Historia de V. Michelle Bernard
Las preocupaciones por la pandemia impidieron que el Departamento de Ministerios Multilingües de la Unión de Columbia organizara su celebración de evangelismo en el Centro de Convenciones de Baltimore este invierno, pero el 100 por ciento del depósito fue devuelto, una gran respuesta a la oración informó Rubén A. Ramos, vicepresidente de Ministerios Multilingües.
Historia de V. Michelle Bernard
En la reciente reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la Unión de Columbia , los miembros votaron aprobar cinco prioridades para el resto del quinquenio, que finaliza en 2026.
Dave Weigley, presidente de la Unión, señaló que el liderazgo de la Unión fue muy intencional al crear estas prioridades y se tomó el tiempo para involucrar a muchos constituyentes en el proceso de establecerlas.
En octubre, los administradores y miembros del Comité Ejecutivo de la Unión y las conferencias respondieron a una encuesta, opinando sobre los desafíos que enfrenta la iglesia y sugiriendo oportunidades de servicio.