Most good experiences begin with a dream. For the Oregon Conference, the dream was crystal clear: Create a virtual camp meeting experience that help people fall in love with Jesus. The pandemic eliminated the ability to hold an in-person camp meeting on our Gladstone campus this year. “Okay. How can we get a Jesus-filled Gladstone [...]
The Upper Columbia Conference Hispanic ministry team initiated a small group planting training project. Weekly systematic trainings take place every Sabbath afternoon by video conference and in-person meetings. Additionally, each Friday morning the Hispanic pastors in the conference met to monitor, coordinate, evaluate and receive training for the proper implementation of the training process.
When life is falling apart and you can’t do anything about it, what do you do? Christ followers have an invitation to come to the altar and pray. And this is exactly what one church group did recently. There’s a small population of Northwest neighbors, originally from Myanmar.
Pinterest is both the best and the worst social media platform ever created. I love it because I can find so many creative and fun things to try. I hate it because it makes beautiful elaborate creations seem so easy and I unwittingly jump in head first. If you're like me, halfway through the project [...]
Over the summer, Walla Walla University hosted students in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) flight program through the United States Air Force (USAF). Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USAF reached out to Matthew Toelke, WWU’s aviation program director and assistant professor of technology, to ask if the university would consider hosting about a dozen [...]
Clarkston Church in Washington held a one-of-a-kind gardening Vacation Bible School this year. With COVID-19 regulations they organized an outdoor event complete with a port-a-potty and sink. Church family volunteers built four raised garden beds complete with a sturdy wire fence, gate and scarecrow. Next, they put together a large tent-like structure with tables and [...]
Follow the daily list and in one year you will have read the entire Bible. September 1: Job 40:1–42:17, 2 Corinthians 5:11–21, Psalm 45:1–17, Proverbs 22:14 September 2: Ecclesiastes 1:1–3:22, 2 Corinthians 6:1–13, Psalm 46:1–11, Proverbs 22:15 September 3: Ecclesiastes 4:1–6:12, 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:7, Psalm 47:1–9, Proverbs 22:16 September 4: Ecclesiastes 7:1–9:18, 2 Corinthians 7:8–16, [...]
I don’t know about you all, but for me, the past 18 months hasn’t always been easy. In fact, it’s often been a stressful time with school, work, quarantine, lockdown and just day-to-day life during a pandemic. We’ve dealt with some big issues emotionally in our family (frustration, nervousness, worry, anger, etc.) and we've given out a [...]
A mission-minded team of seven pulled together to organize a Vacation Bible School (VBS) for children in Bethel, Alaska. The theme this year was “God Makes Me Brave" and it focused on the stories of Joshua. Children learned how God helped Joshua and other Bible characters to be brave.
The Forest Grove Seventh-day Adventist Church has been offering free plant-based cooking classes organized and presented by church members. At every class, a healthy and delicious meal is served, followed by a demonstration to cook the meal they just enjoyed. Any leftover food is given away as a door prize. Those attending are encouraged to take [...]
