I was recently having coffee with another pastor, and he asked, “Do you think a church or church plant must be a part of a network?

My initial instinct when providing a ministry update on the finance team is to open a spreadsheet and start diving into the numbers. Normally I would want to update you all on how the capital campaign is going or what trends we are seeing in the first couple months of our new fiscal year. But I’m going to do my best to avoid that information here. Instead focusing on how the Lord is moving through our team. The first thing that came to mind, and I’m sure it’s something that

By Nick Frede I’ve worked with youth in some capacity for my entire adult life. Between positions at camps, my time as a temporary foster...