50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Praxis-A ministry of ‘theory and action’
Johnny Pons, a former Baptist Resource Network collegiate minister at Penn State University, invites collegians to put 'theory into action' through Praxis: Nashville.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Missions from Southern Mountains to Northern Backyards
Dewey and Kathie Aiken serve as on-site missions coordinators for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, who graciously sends PA/SJ churches mission teams to assist in all kinds of ministries, including VBS, backyard Bible clubs, sports camps, and construction.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Hope in the (Lehigh) Valley
Joe Velarde doesn't see himself as just the pastor of Riverbend Community Church. He sees himself as the pastor to the Lehigh Valley community, where he seeks to make a difference every day.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: ‘Soaring’ in the Community
Tom Dawson, pastor of SOAR Church in Woodbine, N.J., has led his church to impact his Cape May community through compassion ministries and partnerships with schools, police departments, colleges, the local prosecutor’s office, and other agencies.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: The Impact of a Campus
It was during college when Stan Williams became a Christian after watching a friend's very devoted Christian life. Now, as BRN Director of NextGen Ministries, Stan focuses on championing the campus missionaries who seek to reach others like him.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Students today, leaders tomorrow
Collegiate Minister Brady Rennix is concerned about the 20 million college students across North America, of which 98% who don't yet know the Lord. So much so, he is serving on several Pennsylvania campuses, including Montgomery County Community College. There, he met Shekinah Mack, who he discipled and is now learning how to lead worship at Hillsong College.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: ‘Building without borrowing:’ God’s faithfulness at work
Douglas Pilot, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Duncansville, Pennsylvania, shares about the many ways God has provided through the church during the pandemic, including raising thousands of dollars for their new heating/air conditioning system, Operation Christmas Child, and more recently, support for a sonogram for a local crisis pregnancy center. The church collected scrap metal, tithed their stimulus checks, and otherwise sacrificially gave.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Jesus and Campfires-How God is using one summer camp to transform hearts
The annual summer camp not only creates gospel-sharing opportunities, but also curates an environment for training young leaders within the church.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Planting transformation, one church at a time
Heading into his 15th year of pastoring, Hal Hopkins had a healthy relationship with his congregation and his church was doing well, but something was different. He felt the Lord stirring something new within his heart. That restlessness turned into years of mentoring and guiding church planters all across PA/SJ and the nation.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Passionate Transformation
The passion of the congregation convinced Ron Larson to accept the position at First Baptist Church of Delaware, where he has witnessed the hand of God moving in the once declining church.