Missional Living
Blue Ocean Next Steps: Missional Initiatives, Spiritual formation talks
For the first time ever, Blue Ocean and The Bonfire were held online. After four great sessions with David Fitch and then Christopher Wright, we seemed to be longing for more. We missed the table conversations and the late night hangouts, but this new environment created opportunities for us to begin to connect in other ways online.
Continue ReadingQuail Lakes Care-A-Van
Recently, as a means of thanking the staff at their local hospitals, Quail Lakes Baptist Church in Stockton, California, put together events at three different hospitals in their area. Keeping in mind the local social distancing guidelines in place, they decorated the sidewalks outside the hospitals, sang the workers a few songs from a flatbed truck, and drove a small parade of cars decorated with encouraging signs. You can read the whole story about the event – written by Randy Mitrovich, an associate pastor at Quail Lakes – at the link below.
Continue ReadingReproducing churches podcast, Interim Executive Director Announcement
Welcome to the new Intercessor prayer calendar! This new version has been redesigned specifically to collectively focus our prayers on the four ends of the NAB Conference: missional initiatives, international missions, leadership formation, and ethnic partnerships. The prayer prompts for each week are set to align with one of these four ends.
Continue ReadingA community partnering together in crisis
On Thursday, April 9, there were over 10,000 independent internet views of a Scripture reading and prayer service led by pastors from around the Detroit area. Called “A Sacred Assembly,” the Maundy Thursday event was initiated by Pastor Doug Kempton of Grace Community Church, an NAB church.
Continue ReadingOnward Spring 2020, NAB Missions Announcement
Read articles from the different ministries within the NAB and discover resources for your church and your own personal faith journey.
Continue ReadingA call to fast and pray Good Friday
Going through Holy Week during a world-wide pandemic is a surreal and daunting task. So many are suffering in overwhelming ways. Medical workers and other public servants, not to mention all sorts of essential workers who are keeping the wheels of society turning, are daily at risk of contracting Covid-19.
Continue ReadingGrace in Detroit
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential negative impact on our community, Grace Community Church in Detroit, Michigan, has formed a partnership with a local restaurant to provide free takeout meals to those who need it most.
Continue ReadingKingdom Partnerships Flourishing Amidst Coronavirus
In the midst of the news coming out daily surrounding the coronavirus global pandemic, much of what we hear seems only to stoke fear, but we wanted to share just one of the stories of God at work even in these uncertain times.
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