Published at: 06:04 pm - Saturday April 21 2007
I just returned from Seattle, after spending the day at Seattle First Church of the Nazarene at the Seattle Neighborhood Mission Learning Day conference. Sponsored by Praxis Mission Center, this was a gathering of church leaders and practitioners sharing about how we live out our ministries in missional ways in our communities. The gathering of [...]
Published at: 03:03 pm - Thursday March 29 2007
We spent a lot of time with the Salvation Army last week at their state-of-the-art Belkin House location on Homer St. in downtown Vancouver. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings, a smaller portion of our team showed up at about 7:15 to help serve breakfast to their residents and then help prepare lunch for the [...]
Published at: 01:03 pm - Wednesday March 28 2007
Wednesday morning began bright and early with 6 of us heading of the Salvation Army for their chapel service. As a part of our work with SA this week, we volunteered to lead their weekly service for the residents. Many faith-based shelters offer something like this as a part of their resident agreement or services. [...]