by Klair Casteen | Oct 20, 2016 | Mission, Vision
Some people spend their entire lives never hearing the name Jesus. Some have heard it all of their lives and never know what it means. There are those that reluctantly avoid it. Then there are those that have heard it, known it, considered it, reconsidered it, walked...
by Philip Chryst | Sep 20, 2016 | Mission
Over the summer we had a seminary student named Brendan Galvin come and serve with us. He shared with me about his experience being in an intentional Christian community while a student at Cal-State. This group of guys committed to certain things like prayer,...
by Ken Fortney | Aug 2, 2016 | Mission
Imagine, for a moment, being present at a lunch table where a handful of pastors and church planters are discussing the best way to do church. Instead of a mere exchange of ideas, the conversation becomes more like a debate as one pastor critiques another planter’s...
by Meg McBride | May 26, 2016 | Mission
This week I participated in the annual Veteran’s Stand Down here in Wilmington. The Stand Down is a convention of providers who serve veterans and those experiencing homelessness together in one location. Organizations hand out information about their services and...
by Meg McBride | May 14, 2016 | Mission
One day I was invited by a friend to attend a morning coffee time being hosted for the homeless. I thought, “What would I possibly say to homeless people? And besides, I don’t like homeless people anyway… they scare me!” Yeah… nice offer but that wasn’t...
by Christine Lee | May 12, 2016 | Mission, Vision
When most churches speak of purchasing a building, it usually translates to a worship space. It is somewhere for the people of the church to meet for Sunday morning worship services, a venue for weddings, funerals, and the occasional community function. This is a...
by Randy Evans | Jan 26, 2016 | Mission
On July 8th, 2015 I woke up around seven fifteen. I rolled out of bed, took a shower, brushed my teeth, jumped in the car, grabbed some doughnuts, biscuits, juice, and I headed toward downtown Wilmington, NC. The only thing that I knew for sure was that I was tired of...
by Philip Chryst | Jan 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
For the last year I have pondered the word “intentional”. It has become a word that recurs in my mind over and over again. It is a word that is vexing and intriguing. When I look into my own life I wonder if I live an intentional life? A life that is with purpose and...
by Meg McBride | Dec 3, 2015 | Mission
My pastor recently asked me to supply weekly communion for our church. Being married to an inspiring bread baker, I was happy to do so (my husband got vol-un-told). Every Saturday evening, my husband dutifully bakes our communion bread. On Sunday mornings, we share as...
by Christine Lee | Nov 30, 2015 | Mission
I have never been homeless, but I have spent time backpacking Europe, which is kind of like being homeless but with money and options. Everything I took with me on the trip fit into my backpack: it had to be small and I was very particular on what I would take; after...
