Operación San Andrés Summer 2016 Youth Mission Trip, Post #1
Posted June 12, 2016 by Anna Rader in Family Ministry, Missions
Today, we got the opportunity to visit OSA's new church, Luz de Esperanza, and meet some of their youth as well as participate in their worship service.
As returning youth, we saw some familiar faces and encountered new ones as we passed through confused faces and broken translations with silly games, from finger jousting to "Gigantes, Magos, y Duendes." Sharing some of our own…
Millennials and the Church
Posted March 26, 2014 by Claire Hein Blanton in Discipleship
The millennial generation grew up in noise. Encouraging noise that we were limitless in setting goals. Disparaging noise that our youthful idealism would become cynicism at too young an age. The noise of our peers and our mentors talking at each other, but not with each other. The noise that individualism should be our focus because reliance on others and trust in leaders is a weakness. There…
Why I Love Manna
Posted June 7, 2012 by Avery Cate in Worship, Missions
Manna is church. It is community. The Trinity Pines Chapel is a safe place to come and rest after a long week. I come because it's such an accepting place, where I don't have to fit into any sort of mold or feel like I have my life under control.
A Saturday Well Spent: Discovery Day
Posted April 30, 2012 by Kyle Barsch in Discipleship
My wife, Kelly, and I had the privilege of participating in Discovery Day this month. To be honest, I wasn't sure exactly why I should attend. Did I have a spiritual gift? How would I actually use one if I did?
Overwhelmed - Sole Chain/Shoes For Orphan Souls
Posted August 22, 2010 by Jennifer Gribble in Missions
Well, it's 6:37PM and I have been struggling for a few hours to find the words to describe my experience today at the Sole Chain/Shoes for Orphan Souls event. For those of you that don't know, today (August 21, 2010) South Main Baptist Church broke the Guinness World Record for the Longest Chain of Shoes. 20,110 shoes were laid out in the church parking lot in Houston. Over 100 volunteers worked…
