Vineyard Great Lakes Region

A Regional Website for Pastors and Churches

 
Great Lakes Vineyard Regional Website

Responding to the Economic Crisis

Our region seems to be particularly hard hit, with pockets of very high unemployment along side the growing national unemployment and home foreclosure rate.  We certainly feel it here in SE Michigan. In regional news, there is a link to an article by our RO. Also read articles by Rich Nathan, Ray Befus and David DiYanni
 

Sustainable Faith

This feature provides perspective on the toughest challenge of pastoral ministry: tending your own inner life, managing the emotional load of life in the ministry, keeping "a thick skin and a tender heart," and preparing the heart for real contact with the real God. Sustainable Faith is an arm of Vineyard Central Church in Cincinnati that offers rejuvinating retreats and spiritual direction for Vineyard leaders. on to the articles>>
 

Regional News

The Treasure Buried in the Field of Vineyard, a regional talk by Ken Wilson. Click here for previous regional news articles.
 

Regional Issues

Vineyard Great Lakes regional priorities. Click here for Ken's thoughts on giving. For previous regional issues articles, click here.
 

The Divine Hours

A form of prayer at specified times to be used by individuals or groups. The Divine Hours includes morning, midday, vespers and compline offices, having roots in the biblical tradition... more
 

Events, Churches, People

Current: The Revolutionary Spirit of Jesus, November 6-7 2009. Vineyard Holy Spirit Summit, hosted by Vineyard Columbus. The aim: to become freshly immersed in the Jesus Revolution, filled with his Spirit and equipped to continue his ministry in the world. To register and for more info click here.
 

Cloud 9 Youth Retreat. October 23-25, 2009 at the Michindoh Retreat Center, Hillsdale, MI. Retreat registration closes October 16 at 11pm. For registration, inormation and directions click here.
 

Vineyard USA, National Leadership Conference: Heroic Leadership in a Time of Change Download the audio. Also here, personal conference notes from John West, Southside VCF, MI.