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Having Fire Without Burning Each Other

Posted by Bob Fetherlin , 10 April 2007 -

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Earlier this week I was in Seoul, South Korea where I witnessed fire burning in the hearts of Korean believers in a partner church there. They were incredibly passionate about Christ and his mission. It was greatly encouraging to be with Jesus-followers who were so on fire for him!

Regardless of our ethnic or national origin, the danger when we have...

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Living with a Tiger at the Door

Posted by Bob Fetherlin , 28 March 2007 -

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When we know there's a tiger in the area, we are extra careful to avoid it. When it's at our front door, its intentions are more obvious and we have reason for great concern.

At the moment, the US C&MA has a tiger at the door. A documented problem that's more than a decade old, healthy giving to the Great Commission Fund (that keeps pace...

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How to Increase Ministry Impact Exponentially

Posted by Bob Fetherlin , 15 March 2007 -

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Several years ago a Romanian pastor was being harassed in an effort to shut down his influence. In the midst of this, he came to the point of all-out commitment to Christ, even if that meant losing his own life. After that commitment, he preached without fear or inhibition. Increased threats and harassment soon followed.

One day as he was questioned, his...

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Impact Time

Posted by Bob Fetherlin , 07 March 2007 -

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On Sunday, February 25, we gathered as family at Esther's mother's apartment just north of Pittsburgh. There were twelve of us. Knowing Mother has an asbestos-induced lung cancer with only a short time to live, our purpose was to honor and thank her, expressing our love. We said the kind of things that would normally be said at a funeral.

We...

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An Extraordinary Gathering

Posted by Bob Fetherlin , 20 February 2007 -

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My wife Esther and I received last week the very difficult news that her mother has advanced lung cancer. She appeared to be quite healthy when she was with us before Christmas. Now we're told she has about two to six months to live.

As a family we're headed to Pennsylvania this weekend to have some time with her. We're grateful we'll...

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Live, Let Die, or Put to Death?

Posted by Bob Fetherlin , 13 February 2007 -

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We as evangelicals tend to be quick in launching new initiatives, seeking to advance the cause of Christ. Our motives are good. We invest time and energy in these new efforts hoping they'll work well. Every local church, every ministry has a track record over time of lots of these initiatives.

While I'm grateful for them, I think we need to ask a...

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Connecting Alliance Missions with People in the Pews

Posted by Bob Fetherlin , 28 January 2007 -

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How do we connect Alliance missions with people in the pews of our US family of Alliance churches? Here are some of the many ways connections resulting in increased ownership, deeper relationships, and greater involvement by local churches can be made:

Short term teams

• Providing English language skills training courses of one to two weeks
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Internationalization

Posted by Bob Fetherlin , 17 January 2007 -

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Here's an interesting picture:

• The North American family of Alliance churches (the US and Canada) represents the majority of financial resources within the Alliance World Fellowship.

• More and more Alliance churches from economically challenged areas of the world in Latin America, Africa, and Asia are catching the vision to send out their...

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Alliance Missions and Business Professionals

Posted by Bob Fetherlin , 13 January 2007 -

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How can we unleash laypersons who are business professionals to help in Alliance missions? Many of them are already traveling to do business in countries where Alliance missions resources are being invested. Rather than asking these C&MA business professionals to just show up at their local Alliance church on Sundays to pay for and pray for missions,...

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MAKEOVER

Posted by Bob Fetherlin , 30 December 2006 -

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The Extreme Makeover team goes into a distressed, inadequate housing situation, captures the story of the people living there, then with fierce intensity goes to work to bring about mind-boggling change. Walls are knocked out, new rooms are added, new bathrooms and kitchens are installed. Professional decorators add their creative touches. When the project...

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