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Biblical Realities of Missions

Brook Hills Contributor
The Mandate for Missions (Matthew 28:19-20, Psalm 67:1-2) ...
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When Visitors Come

Brook Hills Contributor
The definition of home varies for many people. For some home is a place, for some it is people, for all believers home is our heavenly calling with Christ Jesus. Yet, something truly does happen in...
Small Groups

Launch Your Year Well

Jay Gordon
Launch Your Year Well ...
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The Great Commission is Church Work

Chip Bugnar
When you leave our parking lot, a sign on the backsides of the stone pillars reads: "You are entering the Great Commission." As a faith family, we conclude nearly every gathering with the final...
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The Joy of Faithfulness

Brook Hills Mid-Termer
"Live simply so others may simply live"
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Overseas Life as Family and Mom

Brook Hills Contributor
Six months into our new life in Cambodia, my husband and I found out we were pregnant with our first child! We were thrilled and excited, but that joy in my heart was later coupled with fear and...
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So You're Thinking of Going: Next Steps

Brook Hills Contributor
One of the challenges in sending people to serve overseas is distinguishing between those who are ready to be sent and those who are not ready to be sent by the church. Prayer, wisdom, and dependence...
Small Groups

Difficult Conversations

Nate Farrow
Have you ever been on the receiving end of a difficult conversation - ...
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So You're Thinking of Going: Books to Read

Chip Bugnar
"Readers are leaders and leaders are readers" - that was a statement that was drilled into us back in our college days by our campus ministry. I'm not sure who coined it, but it has proven to be...
Small Groups

Equipping People for Ministry in Groups

Jay Gordon
How can the church best equip believers to live out the Christian life? To answer that question, consider a couple of Bible passages that have long intrigued me.
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The Gospel in Romans & A Thank You Letter to Paul

Brook Hills Contributor
Throughout the book of Romans Paul drives the recipients of His letter to the heart of the Gospel. He allows space for the questioning heart and yet holds a strong stand in pointing his reader back...
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The Reflex of the Resurrection: Mission

Chip Bugnar
Much of the recruitment for missions in general and missionaries specifically centers on heightening people’s expectations about how God desires to spread his grace abroad and how we have been...
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Broken Land, Gospel Seeds, and Hopeful Fruit

Brook Hills Contributor
In February 2023 Turkiye and Syria experienced enormous earthquakes. As a result, over 50,000 people died and 1.5 million are displaced and homeless. How do people surround by such devastation...
Small Groups

Helping Your Group Know God Through His Word

Nate Farrow
One of the significant milestones in my faith came during my senior year in college. I was at the bottom of an eighteen-month spiral that began with a career-ending football injury. As I sat across...
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So What is Ramadan?

Brook Hills Contributor
It was August of 2009 and we were a little over a month into our time living in the Arabian Gulf. It was crazy hot (and humid) and Ramadan had just begun. We knew what to expect from a religious...
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Romans: The Gateway to Paradise that Propels Our Going

Chip Bugnar
Martin Luther encouraged Christians to consider making the book of Romans the daily diet of the soul. It's no secret Romans played a pivotal role in his discovery which sparked the Protestant...
Small Groups

Help People Take Next Steps

Jay Gordon
Sometimes we just need to know what's next in our spiritual lives. As a teenager, I remember wanting a one-page overview to help me figure out priorities and what to do next.
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The Purpose and Practice of Lament

Alison Haynes
Last time, we talked about Lament and why it is a necessary part of a Christian’s life. Mark Vroegop, in his book Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy defines lament this way: “Lament is the honest cry of a...
Small Groups

Reasons to Start A New Group from an Existing Group

Jay Gordon
Starting a new group from an existing group, or multiplying, can be painful - but so is dieting and exercise or earning a college degree. Just because something is painful or challenging doesn’t...
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What exactly is Lament?

Alison Haynes
"Grief is un-tame. I want to control it. I want it to bend to my wants and wishes....My grief and your grief won't look the same, but this tool of Lament is a gift from the Lord that we can all use....
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A Lament for Türkiye & Syria

Chip Bugnar
"The shaking, the quaking, all seems gone. ...
Small Groups

Leadership: What We Model is Critical

Jay Gordon
People learn best by watching and doing. Luke 6:40 is talking about discipleship when it says, “...everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.” We can’t overlook the importance of...
Small Groups

What to Look for in Potential Leaders

Jay Gordon
New leaders are vital to the long-term health of the church and our Small Groups. We also know that it's easy for us to get caught up in life's day-to-day demands. We often don't consider the...
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What in the World is Missionary Care and Why is it Important?

Alison Haynes
We all know the excitement of sending out a missionary. That Sunday morning comes. The prayer cards are given out. The missionary is on stage. We pray for the missionary. We are excited and maybe get...
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