CHURCH ON A MISSION TO MOVE FORWARD
by Abel Paulín, Florida Conference Center For Mission Coordination (Evangelism Department) Director Paul came to Ephesus with the mission of expanding God's kingdom in that city. Ephesus was a cosmopolitan port city in Asia, bustling with commerce and culture. It promised
A CHURCH FOR THE CITY
by Gerson Santos, D.Min., Director of Urban Ministries Study Center, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Silver Spring, Maryland Reprinted by permission, Ministry Magazine, May 2013 The world is rapidly moving from a rural calm to an urban explosion. In 1800, only 3 percent of
URBAN MISSIONARIES WITH A PASSION TO IMPACT LIVES IN FLORIDA
What if a church translated Proverbs 18:24, "A man who has friends must himself be friendly
MISSION TO THE CITIES: IMPACTING MIAMI IN 2014
by Allan Machado, Florida Conference Vice President for Spanish-language Ministries The 21st-century Adventist Church needs to reflect on the reality that we live in a world where more than half of the population resides in urban areas. Every day, approximately 200,000
TREADING URBAN GROUND LIKE JESUS
by Gary Krause, MJ, Director of Adventist Mission, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Silver Spring, Maryland Reprinted by permission, Ministry Magazine, May 2013 Nineteen hundred and one. The first year of the twentieth century. In New York City, the Tenement House Law of 1901
MOVING TO EXPAND GOD'S MISSION
by Mike Cauley, Florida Conference President We are amazed how God is leading us through our office relocation. It started when Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) approached us with plans to use our back parking lot in their Interstate 4 expansion project. The
SILVER SPRINGS SHORES CHURCH DEDICATES AGAPE CENTER
by Norma Henry Silver Springs Shores Church in Ocala, Fla., celebrated a dedicatory service in November that included burning the mortgage for their Agape Center. The two-year early payoff was due to the sacrifice of members as their vision and planning
FOOD PANTRY CLIENT DEVELOPS COOKBOOK
by Bob Halstead Members of Homosassa, Fla., Church compiled a cookbook as a special gift for families served twice a month at their Food Pantry. The cookbook contains recipes for the foods they distribute. The recipes could hardly be considered gourmet; yet,
COUPLES RECOMMIT TO MARRIAGE VOWS
by Erik Garcia Lake Worth, Fla., Spanish Church hosted a weekend Family Life seminar conducted by Byron and Ximena Rivera this past fall. The Adventura Matrimonial (Marital Adventure) seminar began on Friday evening and ended Saturday evening with 40 couples in attendance. The closing
BELLEVIEW CHURCH MEMBERS DEDICATE NEW SANCTUARY
by Zlata Sabo Early in 1981, a group of individuals from Ocala, Fla., decided to plant a new church south of town in Belleview. A local bank contributed its basement facilities for the congregation's use on Sabbath afternoons after the bank