When you're sitting in your comfort zone, it's easy to mention in your prayers that you are willing to go to the ends of the earth to share the Gospel. But, when God calls you to move across the state, country, or world that simple prayer seems like a moment of crazy! As I prayed for direction...
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” 2 Timothy 3:16, ESV I’m a visual person. In fact, I am dramatically visual person. When I read, it’s not enough to try and...
Two months have passed since the public launch of Crossing Church Bardstown. Many in the Northwestern portion of the county are familiar with Crossing, many more are not. Curiosity has led some to peek their heads in, others have not. Some have stayed and continue to worship with us, some have...
*Christy Holleran participated in the 2013 mission trip to Haiti. This is a blog post she posted at that time. For original posting please go to http://hope147.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-closer-look-at-their-world.html "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the...
In both churches and other positions, success is often seen in acquiring positions that involve greater resources, greater numbers, and greater opportunities. It is upward mobility. If one is really doing a good work at one location, wouldn’t the natural move be to do...
Greeting from Faith Bible Church in Missoula, Montana! For our inaugural post we first of all want to thank the Parkway Family for your faithful prayer and support. As a small Southern Baptist church plant in Western Montana, connections with other churches are few and far between. The...
As you are aware, the deacons voted unanimously to lead Parkway toward a leadership structure that more closely follows the model laid forth in God’s Word at their July meeting. To this end, they led all student and adult Sunday School classes through a 4-week study on church leadership in...
Scarlet Hope is a ministry that brings the hope and love of Jesus Christ to women in the adult entertainment (sex) industry in Louisville, KY and 5 other locations around the U.S. (Tennessee, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Nevada). This ministry provides meals, Bible study and trains...
Providing oil changes for single ladies in a community was by no means an original idea. A few people I knew had participated in that type of ministry in other communities and it seemed like such a simple way to show love in a very practical way. I thought of how frequently Jesus met physical...
“No one has ever prayed with me before.” This shocking statement was a response to one of our New Life Center mentors after meeting with a 25 year old female client. You see, as mentors at the center we listen to our clients, sympathize with them, offer spiritual advice...
