Together with Hugh Steiginga and Sarah Faulkner, Bonny McQueary serves on the pastoral team at Abundant Grace Fellowship, GCI’s congregation in Fort Myers, Florida. Bonny grew up in Ohio. Her parents were hard working and dedicated to children. They kept 13 foster children during Bonny’s childhood and inspired Bonny to take two foster children of her … Continue reading “Bonny McQueary”
GCI Church Administration and Development, USA provides help to prospective new full-time pastors and church planters using the Pastoral Assessment Process. The process (which includes a pre-assessment survey, an assessment interview and a follow-up report), helps these men and women confirm their calling to pastoral ministry and identify their strengths and strategies for growth. Here … Continue reading “Help for new pastors”
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As I get older, I become more concerned about health issues. I am, thankfully, in good health, but I know that the years are starting to take their toll. So I am confused, and often amused, by the sometimes conflicting advice offered by the professionals. For example, they once warned … Continue reading “Facing our mortality”
This update is from pastor Ben Babol, the pastoral team chairman of the GCI Philippines congregation in Santa Rosa. The Santa Rosa and Manila South congregations recently hosted a Youth Leadership Training Program at the Royale Tagaytay Country Club in Tagaytay City, Cavite. 70 young men and women attended from the Laguna, Mindoro and Pampanga … Continue reading “Filipino youth training”
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There was some exciting news last week. Scientists working at the leading edge of theoretical physics announced that they have discovered a subatomic particle that may be the elusive Higgs boson, often called the “god particle” in the popular press. Scientists don’t like that name, as it implies that … Continue reading “Higgs boson: the God particle?”
Molecular biologist John Medina is author of the best-selling book Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. Medina offers insights concerning how to make presentations that work with, rather than against, how our brains are “wired.” His insights are relevant to giving sermons, Bible Studies, seminar presentations and the … Continue reading “Brain Rules for meetings”
This update is from Mark McCulley, a district and church pastor in the Denver, CO area. A day-long seminar in spiritual formation called A Deeper Walk was recently sponsored by Living Grace Christian Fellowship in Denver, CO. The seminar was led by GCI district and church pastor Larry Hinkle, and Caribbean Mission Developer Charles Fleming and his … Continue reading “Spiritual formation seminar”
This update is from Kalengule Kaoma, mission director for Central Africa. Zambia The Zambia-based pastors’ wives hosted a Pastors’ Wives Retreat for the region that includes Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. For the first time, the women received a visitor from Nairobi, Kenya. Anne Kimani, wife of East Africa Area Pastor Kimani Ndungu, attended. With her counterparts, Anne shared … Continue reading “Africa update”
In a GCI Weekly Update announcement last December, it was noted that Curtis May, who directs the Office of Reconciliation and Spiritual Mediation, would participate this January in the Reconciliation and Police Legitimacy Summit conducted by COPS (the Community Oriented Policing Services office) of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC. That summit occurred last week and here is Curtis’ … Continue reading “ORM praise report”
The following prayer update is from GCI pastor Martin Manuel concerning his grandson Jason Richards. For an earlier update, click here. Thanks to all of you who have been praying for Jason Richards. He continues to be a miracle child and testimony of God’s grace. Jason was released from Seattle Children’s Hospital recently. While there, … Continue reading “Jason Richards”
