With sad but supportive hearts our district staff team recently said farewell to our beloved part-time coworker Mindy Warland. She was approached with a full-time job offer in the marketplace and concluded that it was providential and timely and will serve her family...
Psalm 93:3 is a verse that rings true today. It reads, The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. In just a few words, this verse provides a vivid description of our troubled times. Using the metaphor of...
Pastors and church leaders, undoubtedly this is one of the strangest Decembers you have ever experienced. Amid many other expressions of upheaval, your normal and beloved rhythms of ministry during this Advent season have likely been disrupted and changed, leaving you...
Our family of churches exists to glorify God by multiplying transformational churches among all people. Believing we are better together, our district seeks to serve pastors, church leaders and churches as they pursue this calling. In recent years, we reaffirmed our...
Dear NCD Pastors and Church Leaders, On Wednesday November 18th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order for a “four-week dial back” to address increased coronavirus spread within our communities. Our district staff has carefully read through this order...
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. -Philippians 4:6 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word. -Acts 6:4 Prayer is essential to the lives...