by Stephen Suffron | May 24, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry
In Bible story books, the story of Jonah usually ends with the “happy ending” of Jonah finally obeying the Lord, preaching to the Ninevites, and the city turning from their sin. So it’s sort of a shock when you read the story in the Bible, and it...
by Stephen Suffron | May 10, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry
WHEN GOD POINTS SOMEWHERE ELSE I hate it when my plans get changed. I can be a little pigheaded about it. The other day, my wife and I were headed to a larger town 45 minutes away for a date together, and we were rushing to get there in time for a movie. I forgot to...
by Stephen Suffron | Apr 26, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry
It’s easy to confuse activity for ministry. We can be very busy doing various aspects of church work, and yet fail to minister to anyone. When your church is small, there are only a few people to do this work, and it is easy to focus on tasks and just...
by Stephen Suffron | Apr 12, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry
This past weekend, our church held a homecoming service. We invited dozens of members and former members who had once called Stephens home but had since moved off. When we first started preparing for the weekend, I wondered how many people would travel back to our...
by Stephen Suffron | Mar 29, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry, Missions
The Fifth Annual Stephens Roadrunner 5K will take place this Saturday. Our church and town will host about 100 participants and spectators in the heart of Stephens in an effort to send a mission team on our fifth trip to the village of Kobuk, which lies about 30...
