Other Voices

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. There will be more about how your churches are repsonding over the coming weeks

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>>

events, churches, people

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Verb09: July 7 - 13, 2009Vineyard Community Church Lexington KY. Verb09 seeks to invite students to discover the Kingdom of God all around them, and choosing to follow Jesus by being the change they want to see in the world. More info for Verb09

RE:FORM: facilitating Christian reformation to a world in crisis: 2009 Conference will be held at Cedar Ridge Community Church, Baltimore, MD September 16-18 info

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