by Kerry Pierce | Faith & Fellowship magazine, North American Mission
“He has inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness” (Job 26:10, ESV). The foyer of Maple Park Church in Lynnwood, Washington is filled with art. Each unique work was inspired by a different passage of Scripture. The...
by Faith & Fellowship | North American Mission
Someone has said, “It takes a village to raise a child.” In regard to parenting, I’m not entirely sure that’s true. But the sentiment is deeply true when it comes to planting a church. In order for Epiphany to get started it is absolutely essential for many partners...
by Faith & Fellowship | North American Mission
I’ve been asked by a number of people, “How’s Lincoln going?” And that’s not an easy question to answer. We’ve had ups and we’ve had downs, we’ve had excitement and we’ve had disappointment. So how’s Lincoln going? I don’t know. I guess we’ll just have to do one of my...
by Faith & Fellowship | North American Mission
A number of years ago, people at Bethel Church in Fergus Falls started to pray and dream about the role they could play in spreading the gospel to neighboring communities. Through the leadership of Bethel, and in partnership with North American Mission, the dream of...
by Bruce Hillman | Faith & Fellowship magazine, North American Mission
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, where the Court ruled that the right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples, was that it didn’t surprise anyone. Everyone saw it coming even if they didn’t agree with it. How...
by Cheryl Olsen | Faith & Fellowship magazine, North American Mission, WMCLB
It is increasingly difficult to be a pastor or a pastor’s wife in our culture. Pastors are trained at Lutheran Brethren Seminary, but there is a need for training the women who serve alongside them. Women’s Ministries planned the first SWEET Retreat (Seminary Women...
