Planting a new church — why?
By Gilberto Flores, WDC Associate Conference Minister It is of prime importance to be clear about the motivations behind the action of planting a new church. I want to draw your attention to this, and...
View ArticleNothing Compares to This
March 11, 2013 Last week I attended the Seeds Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The conference was held at Church on the Move – a mega church of about 10,000 persons. There are many things that I can say...
View ArticleAdding up the numbers
April 5, 2013 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the...
View Article12-3-1
April 24, 2013 Yesterday afternoon, as I listened to the Exponential Conference on the internet, I worked at cleaning off my desk. This is a task that I find myself needing to do weekly, but usually...
View ArticleA Church for the World
May 21, 2013 The book of Acts tells us that the kingdom of God is the core component of the good news. The evangelists, particularly Luke, do not try to explain or define the kingdom. Their teaching...
View ArticleChurch Planting Dreamers
Church Planter Dreamers by Gilberto Flores, WDC Associate Conference Minister In December 1978, my family and I returned to Guatemala City after two years of ministry with Central Mennonite Church in...
View ArticleRevitalization
REVITALIZATION by Gilberto Flores In 1998 I received an invitation from a small congregation to preach. It was my first sermon preached in English. After worship, an older person approached me and...
View ArticleTop Six Things Every Church Planter Must Know
Gilberto Flores, WDC Associate Conference Minister, found the following blog post by Steve Pike, who leads the Assemblies of God church planting efforts in the United States and currently serves as...
View ArticleCities Are Ready for the Harvest
Cities Are Ready for the Harvest by Gilberto Flores, WDC Associate Conference Minister Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of...
View ArticleDeed and Word Essentials for a Witnessing Church
by Gilberto Flores, WDC Associate Conference Minister It is interesting that today, the church still faces an unresolved dilemma. Divergent understandings of being a witness of Christ continue to...
View ArticleFocus on Church Rather Than Mission?
by Gilberto Flores, WDC Associate Conference Minister Three years ago I attended the Exponential event in Orlando Florida. In several workshops, speakers and attendees affirmed that one of the reasons...
View ArticleDo We Focus on Church Rather Than Mission?
by Gilberto Flores, WDC Associate Conference Minister In my last article I mentioned that a congregation has to be inspired to take the risk to move from a self-centered focus to a mission-oriented...
View ArticleA Catalyst Retreat for Church Planting – Dec. 12-13, 2014
“A Catalyst Retreat for Church Planting” is being planned for December 12-13, at the Cross Wind Conference Center, Hesston, KS. Friday, December 12, will be for church planters and potential church...
View ArticleWhat size is the right size of a church?
by Gilberto Flores, WDC Associate Conference Minister In Mathew 18:20 Jesus said, “For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them,” (NIV). As we know, the context of this verse...
View ArticleHopes
by Howard Garver, WDC Associate Conference Minister, Director of Church Planting, Director of Hispanic Ministry Hope: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen Feeling of...
View ArticleWhat If…
by Howard Garver, WDC Associate Conference Minister What if 100 new churches were begun over a 10 year period, more than doubling the number of churches in WDC? Would they be north – Kansas and...
View ArticleCompleting the Circuit
by Howard Garver, WDC Associate Conference Minister Western District Conference has a long history of church planting. As with any good story, there is a plot, protagonists and lessons to be learned....
View ArticleFind Jesus and join him
by Byron Pellecer, Associate Conference Minister (Texas-based) As we read about Jesus in any of the gospels, we find that there are three things that Jesus constantly did during his ministry: he...
View ArticleGo, Be a Disciple Maker!
by Byron Pellecer, Associate Conference Minister (Texas-based) As I begin to visit and engage in conversations with our Western District Conference congregations and their pastors, discipleship...
View ArticleLord, who are you?
by Byron Pellecer, Associate Conference Minister (Texas-Based) I found myself reading and meditating on Acts 9:1-20 where Saul’s conversion experience is disclosed. So far, he has been persecuting...
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