by Jordan Hirsch | Sep 9, 2020 | Pastoral Care
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” – Isaiah 30:15 Jim and Lois Anderson have spent nearly two decades coming alongside pastors and their families, encouraging them to rest and helping them take...
by Jordan Hirsch | Oct 18, 2019 | Church Multiplication
This is part two in a two-part series. Read part one here. Seven months ago, Capital City Church launched in the West Seventh neighborhood of St. Paul. Their team had a vision before them: to spread God’s Kingdom to places and people that wouldn’t otherwise be...
by Jordan Hirsch | Oct 11, 2019 | Church Multiplication
This is part one in a two-part series. In the work of multiplying disciples, leaders, and churches, there’s a role for everybody–and for every body. When it comes to multiplying churches, some do the sending and some are the sent ones. Last March, after over a...
by Jordan Hirsch | Sep 13, 2019 | General
Pat Wester has joined the District Team as the Director of Church Revitalization, where he will provide key resources as he coaches NCD churches toward thriving. Raised in Minnesota, Pat and his wife, Dawn, now live in Rochester after a stint in Colorado. They have...
by Jordan Hirsch | May 16, 2019 | Church Revitalization, General
“We needed His help in a special way…” Last December, Watertown EFC attempted something they hadn’t before – a communal time of prayer and fasting. Shaped by seven years of smaller, weekly prayer meetings – sometimes with as few as three people –...
