February 2012 SoCal Connections

SoCal Connection

Rich Guerra

A Church Like Heaven

Posted by Rich Guerra, Superintendent

In the Book of Revelation, the Apostle John describes what Heaven will look like.
After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands...

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Tony Cervero

Fasting: Laying Down Your Will For God’s Will–Part 2

Posted by Tony Cervero, Assistant Superintendent

This is the second of three parts of my article on prayer and fasting. As I mentioned in the first part, to obtain a better understanding of fasting, please read Isaiah 58:1-12. In this portion of the Old Testament, Isaiah lays out what I believe to be the most thorough instruction on the subject of fasting in the entire Bible...

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Gordon Houston

Meeting Our District Leaders

Posted by Gordon Houston, Secretary Treasurer

As I sit in my office this morning, I find myself reflecting on the last 21 days.  For the last three weeks we, as a District Leadership team, have been on our SoCal Sectional Tour, which concluded last night.  It was three incredible weeks of traveling through our district to meet, encourage, exhort and pray with the incredible...

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Missions
Mission’s Update

Mission’s Update

Check out our current missionaries at home and around the world...

SoCal Women
Three Prong Approach

Three Prong Approach

During the first Gulf War, it was interesting to compare the different strategies of war between Iraq...

Youth Ministries
Winter Camp: I Am

Winter Camp: I Am

My Good Friends: When our committee came up with our Youth Convention theme, we felt...

Kids Ministries
Vital Signs

Vital Signs

Just a few weeks ago, hundreds of volunteers who minister to kids and families in our local churches...

Royal Rangers
Father to the Fatherless

Father to the Fatherless

Abandoned by one father but gaining two in the process can only be the work of God. Matthew* (15) and...

Girls Ministries
Teen Girls Retreat

Teen Girls Retreat

Our team is excited to bring Teen Girls Retreat 2012 to your girls. Teen Girls Retreat is the prescription...

Hispanic Ministries
Working Together to Make One plus One equal Four

Working Together to Make One plus One equal Four

For many years I’ve had the privilege of teaching church planters about...

Intercultural Ministries
An Invitation To Listen And Enter

An Invitation To Listen And Enter

This month, my only grandchild is celebrating her first birthday. Because Ella Marie Cole and...

Second Half Ministries
Heart and Soul

Heart and Soul

For many years now the American Heart Association has recognized February as the “Heart Month”...

Church Multiplication Network
We Are The Church

We Are The Church

This following story is real. Only the names have been changed to protect the unbelievers. This is Southern California where...

SoCal School of Ministry
New Courses Now in Visalia

New Courses Now in Visalia

In the past the A/G History, Missions, & Polity School of Ministry class has...

Vanguard
Upcoming Spring Happenings

Upcoming Spring Happenings

It is a blessing to have the campus filled with students again as the spring...

Women In Ministry
Keeping Your Balance

Keeping Your Balance

In Running On Empty, pastor Wayne Cordeiro describes his season...