Abby Marino, Author at Transform MN

Pastor’s Column: Possibilities Instead of Roadblocks

in News, Pastor's Column. Posted October 28, 2015

New Hope Church shares how they were able to accomplish becoming debt-free through a 4-year initiative called "Rich in Generosity." Church leaders say the key to paying off their nearly $4 million facilities mortgage was unprecedented generosity through its members. Through the initiative they found a financial freedom that allows them to expand their ministry opportunities.

United in Freedom: Awareness Feat. Dr. Mahmoud El-Kati

in News. Posted October 28, 2015

This fall Transform Minnesota is hosting United in Freedom: an experience intended to overcome racial division in the body of Christ. The first of our 3-part experience, led by Dr. Mahmoud El-Kati, taught about America’s deep-rooted issues of economic and educational disparity. By identifying the implications of our history, Transform Minnesota believes that participants will begin to adequately understand our present situation.

Holy Land Evangelical Leaders Forum

in News. Posted October 20, 2015

In October, Transform Minnesota and the National Association for Evangelicals hosted six evangelical leaders from the Holy Land who provided first-hand reports about the challenges faced by evangelical Christians living in Israel and surrounding territories, and tell us their prayer requests.

Ed Stetzer Explains Away “Bad Stats,” Encourages Minn. Church Leaders

in News. Posted October 16, 2015

In October, we hosted an Evangelical Leaders Forum with Ed Stetzer, looking at the future of Christianity in America. About 110 people joined the discussion about what is really happening in evangelicalism in America and how those in ministry can be encouraged about the state of the country, while they share the love of Jesus.

Transforming Minnesota for Christ for 50 Years (1965-2015)

in News. Posted October 8, 2015

Transform Minnesota is celebrating 50 years in ministry. Since 1965 tens of thousands of lives have been greatly impacted through Transform Minnesota, which began as the Greater Minnesota Association of Evangelicals (GMAE). The evidence of how God has strengthened our evangelical movement through the past five decades, is what inspires us to look ahead to the future, and continue serving our network with relationships, resources, and representation.

Pastor’s Column: Becoming a Volunteer Church

in News, Pastor's Column. Posted October 7, 2015

Church leaders are exhausted by the lack of volunteer help. Volunteers are vital to creating growth and new ministries, and are the key to introducing youth and children to Jesus Christ. Under the leadership of Jill Fox, Wooddale Church's volunteer program boasted 3,000+ participants. In our Pastor's Column, Jill writes about how to mobilize the church’s most vital workforce, volunteers.

“Youth These Days” Blog Series: The Big Five

in Blog Series, News. Posted October 7, 2015

In the second part of our "Youth These Days" blog series, Zach Marino of Maple Grove Evangelical Church writes about 5 recommendations he has for developing a kingdom-impacting youth ministry. Zach believes these pointers help strike the balance in youth ministry of being relevant yet biblical, Christ-centered, Holy Spirit dependent and God-glorifying.

With the Pope’s visit, It’s Time to Welcome Immigrants and Refugees

in News. Posted September 21, 2015

It is our prayer that Catholic and evangelical Christians, together with our elected officials, presidential candidates and fellow citizens, will listen to Pope Francis’s message in support of persons on the move, open our hearts to the immigrants and refugees among us, and welcome them with open arms in the same way that God has received us.

“Youth These Days” Blog Series – Creating a Teen-Focused Church

in Blog Series, News. Posted September 16, 2015

What would it look like to be a teen-focused church; committed to helping teenagers be church's primary means of spreading the Good News? In the first part of in our “Youth These Days” blog series, Luke Trouten shares his thoughts on how your church can better welcome teens to serve, lead and participate fully in the Kingdom of God, and the impact it can have on your youth and even your adults.

New Blog Series: “Youth These Days”

in Blog Series, News. Posted September 15, 2015

Churches oftentimes don’t know how to engage their youth and teens with the Gospel. Since the beginning of time, parents have scoffed at “youth these days,” lacking an understanding of those a generation or two younger than them. But we at Transform Minnesota are committed to reproducing our faith in the generations that follow us. We need to invest in millennials and younger adolescents so that the Church continues to grow in the hearts of tomorrow’s leaders.

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