Ukraine & Belarus Update
On March 7, 2022, Mark Prater gave an update on his blog on the involvement of Arche Church, a Sovereign Grace church in Germany, and their relationship with a pastor in the Ukraine: Arche Church is an important part of what’s happening because they are collecting supplies, food, water, first aid supplies, those kinds of […]
Assessment for Church Planters
Greg Dirnberger recently gave this recap: On January 21-22, the National Church Planting Group offered a Church Planter Assessment Weekender in Irvine, CA. The purpose of the “weekender” was to come alongside potential church planting couples, to serve them and care for them, by offering discernment regarding their next steps in ministry. The Church Planter Assessment […]
Mission Video: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Trinity Fellowship Church was planted by Michael Granger, his family and a small team in Addis Ababa. They started the Ethiopian Pastors College not long after. Our first quarter mission video for 2022 shares a bit about that story. I’m grateful to God for the many ways He has been good to this church and […]
Sovereign Grace Churches First Quarter 2022 Prayer Requests
Pray that God would give the members and pastors of Sovereign Grace churches a renewed desire, and opportunities to share the gospel with unbelievers in our communities and workplaces. Pray for Christians in the Ukraine asking God to protect them, and to use them to offer gospel hope as the war continues in that nation. […]
Apply to the Pastors College
Pastors College applications for the 2022-23 academic year are now available. Early application deadline: March 4, 2022 (save $500) Application deadline: April 1, 2022
MP Podcast: Missions Website
Last month we posted about the new SGC Missions website and Mark Prater highlighted more details in his most recent podcast: We hope to really serve pastors and we hope to serve the members of our churches and maybe even those outside of Sovereign Grace in this way: we want to stir all of us […]
Official Video: My Soul Will Wait
Written by Keaton Bunting and Bob Kauflin From the album Unchanging God: Songs From the Book of Psalms, Volume 1 Waiting can be draining and discouraging. But Psalm 62 tells us we can wait for the Lord with confidence, joy, and expectation. As we pour out our hearts to the Lord, even in our darkest […]
Our Citizenship is in Heaven
Recently on the Sovereign Grace Church Development blog, Jon Payne, Director of Church Development and Senior Pastor of Redemption Hill Church, posted about Josh Blount’s session at the 2021 Pastors Conference entitled Our Citizenship is in Heaven: Christ’s Church and Cultural Pressures: Josh Blount is a unique gift to our family of churches, and this […]
Update From Mission City Fellowship
By God’s grace, Mission City Fellowship (San Antonio, TX) officially had our first worship service 9 months ago on Resurrection Sunday in April 2021. We had started gathering with our core planting group mid-January of 2021 to establish our gospel vision and shared values. Planting in the midst of COVID has tweaked some of our […]
Mission Fund Video: Crossway Community Church (Crestview, FL)
We are excited to share with you the story of one local church experiencing the grace and blessings of God through the generosity of regular church members. Jim Brown, senior pastor at Crossway Community Church in Crestview, FL, shares a bit of how they found their church building and the extraordinary generosity God used to […]