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Warning: If you are one who thinks life and ministry is all work and no play, please do NOT read the following post! You have been warned. God gave us a great weekend of ministry, fun, and food last weekend in Bemidji, MN, the land of Paul Bunyon and Babe the Big Blue Ox. I spoke at Oak Hills Christian College and did Ministry Is Relationships training with youth workers (volunteer, vocational, and those training to be vocational) as a part of MCMA's The Northern Minnesota Church Ministries Institute . This northern Minnesota ministry adventure began when I boarded a plane in Peoria, IL, for the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport last Thursday morning. Tim Johnson, Executive Director of the Minnesota Church Ministries Association (MCMA) , found me wandering aimlessly in the airport. We jumped into the van and picked up Steve O'Dell, pastor of the New Prague Alliance Church in MN . Then we began our four hour journey north toward the frozen tundra. After a couple ...

A Ministry Is Relationships moment at First United Church in Gridley, IL. This church has about 100 people (from junior high to ... let's just say those in their "golden years") currently going through Cadre's Ministry Is Relationship training for four consecutive Wednesday nights. Note: The church has about 150 people attendance on Sunday morning. I challenge ANY church of ANY size to beat that percentage of people trained! Click the picture to enlarge.

What you do flows out of who you are. But do you really know who you are in Christ? Why not find out? This devotional adventure will anchor your identity in the Bible as you explore thirty-three truths about who you are in Christ. For complete information about the Thirty-Three Things that Happen at the Moment of Salvation study guide, go here .

I'd LOVE to get some time with you on March 28, 2009 if you're able to make it to the Bemidji, MN, area for a day of encouragement and equipping! If you know someone who lives within a drive of Bemidji and could use a day of encouragement and equipping, please click the envelope below and send this to them. Complete details below. Click on any image below to enlarge for reading.

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