Collective impact
A Time For Everything
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 It’s the time of year for college and high school graduations and end-of-school-year celebrations. As the beginning of summer draws near, we want to both congratulate our students and give thanks to parents, teachers, student ministry leaders, and all who have …
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“La Petite Roche” Serve Day Is Coming
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16. Central Arkansas churches have had a history of working together to display the light of Christ through past events such as “Tithe a Day”, Sharefest, …
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Hope for Healthy Marriages
February is here and with it comes the reminder that love is in the air. Valentine’s Day is approaching and with it a chance to promote the sacred bond of man to woman in Holy Matrimony. But does our world today view marriage in the same light or with the same reverence as it once …
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Strengthening Marriages in the Coming Year
As we both sat chatting and finishing our soup, I could see wheels turning in his mind. He was committed to the importance of making marriage and family ministry a priority but was wrestling with how their church could add one other thing to the already packed church schedule. I saw a faint smile cross his …
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Michael’s Christmas Wish
Michael looked up and asked, “Can we play outside?” It was a cold October morning, but John, his Kids Hope mentor, said, “Sure, in just a moment after we finish the story we are reading.” On the way to the school playground, they enjoyed a conversation about foods they liked. Michael likes donuts and Halloween …
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A Time to Remember
“I could feel my heart pounding in my chest; every other sound was drowned out by shouting people around me. I felt the car moving and looked up to see the hands and faces of people against our windshield as members of the mob grabbled for the car, hoping to stop it and have their way …
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Vital Families in Schools: Providing the Resource of RELATIONSHIP
Pictured: Pastor Sandra Tracy, Mary Grace Harper, and Doug Kramer at the Java Creek coffee shop inside Otter Creek Assembly of God Church. All proceeds go toward providing resources through school partnerships and other missions outreaches. The Vital Families in Schools Initiative is about churches partnering with schools to strengthen families through moving from a …
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“Will You Pray for My Grandma?”
Vital Families in Schools: Churches Plan for “Prayer Walks” Around Schools and Surrounding Neighborhoods Before School Starts By: Mary Carol Pederson Pastor Greg Ferguson and Larry Daniel have been a part of a team leading a powerful, long-term Prayer Walk initiative at First LR, a campus of First NLR Assembly of God Church. “We have …
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