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Category Archives: Mission
What’s your vision?
Last night as we looked at Revelation 21 and 22, I asked the question, “what’s your vision of the future?” Dallas Willard suggests that having a vision of the future is a as basic to being human as breathing. Revelation … Continue reading
Posted in Calling, Faith & Discipleship, Mission, New Testament
Tagged Apocalypse, calling, hope, Revelation
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Elements of Witness: Actually Possible
Last week we looked at Revelation 11 and the parable of the the church’s work of witness. Working through the parable, Ron highlighted four elements that were illustrated by the two witnesses: our witness represents God, is always effective, will … Continue reading
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The Future
I tend to think about the future quite a bit, both by inclination and profession. By inclination, I tend to live in the place of vision always looking over the horizon. By profession I have the privilege of walking with … Continue reading
Posted in Calling, Community & Relationships, Mission
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4. Extra ordinary work by ordinary people
Ken Kierstead I’ve had the privilege of knowing Bruce Robinson for nearly 30 years. He’s been a missionary for about that long. Bruce is a pretty ordinary guy — he gets frustrated, and disappointed, and sad just like the rest … Continue reading
Posted in Haiti, Mission, Partners in Hope
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Memories from Haiti
By Ryan Church, director of University Ministries at UPC My experience in Haiti on University Ministries’ World Deputation was a game-changer in so many ways. Like so many on a cross-cultural mission, I found myself taking in the sights, smells, … Continue reading
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building hope on solid foundations
Three years ago, Convergence set out on determining where we should be involved missionally. We had a desire to come alongside something that was already a part of the life of UPC. Haiti stood out, along with Bruce and Deb … Continue reading
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story of hope in pictures
One of the reasons that I am so excited by the Advent focus on finishing a school in Haiti are the ways that it connects us – to God’s mission, to each other and to the church and community in … Continue reading
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Making Work Meaningful
To be human is to be a worker. That’s what the Bible teaches from page one. Yet we struggle to find the meaning of it all, like the author of Ecclesiastes wonders, is it all just a meaningless chasing after … Continue reading
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Help the Homeless
You may remember last spring when we took a few minutes out of our Tuesday night to put together hygiene kits for U-District homeless. We have the opportunity to do this again, but this time we need your help! Help … Continue reading
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Call+Response
As we continue talking about “engaging what we’ve got”, there is an event coming up that I want to invite you to: Call+Response is a movie centered around the issue of Human Trafficking. I saw this movie a couple years … Continue reading
Posted in Mission, Worship
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