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You’ve heard the story of the new pastor who stood up on his first Sunday and declared, “It’s my goal to bring this church into the twentieth century!’  Someone interrupted, “Don’t you mean twenty-first century?”  The pastor replied, “We’ll take it one century at a time.” Churches can get stuck... - Read more

Years ago, one of my sisters happened to be in town, so I invited her to stay with us.  We talked into the night about anything and everything when the topic of politics emerged.  She started to talk and I immediately got a sick feeling inside.  We disagreed on just... - Read more

The Major League Baseball Playoffs are upon us, and I am reminded of an experience I had at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles a while back.  I jumped at an opportunity to do something I hadn’t done before, or since:  I attended Dodger Stadium two nights in a row.  One... - Read more

Several years ago, my wife, Lori took me on a date to a surprise location.  She told me to wear workout clothes.  We ended up arriving at a kickboxing gym.  The trainers sold us hand wraps and boxing gloves and got us all signed in. “One more thing,” said the... - Read more

Part of what we’re about in the Rocky Mountain Church Network is reproduction– helping churches partner with and parent new churches.    Some congregations are ready and excited about the possibilities of multiplying.  Others seem disinterested in church planting.  Still others find themselves in the middle of those options. In working... - Read more

Earlier this summer, we asked you, the churches of CVNW, to pray for a specific request from Heritage Bible Church. Read the letter below from Pastor Dave Martin on how the prayer was answered.Fellow CVA pastors and friends,Thank you for praying regarding our decision to purchase the property across the... - Read more

Thoughts From Dallas Church GatheringHello dear friend, Our Dallas City-wide Worship Service was a joy to attend. If you were there, you could rejoice in 1,200 people worshipping the Lord together. I am told that 17 churches participated, as we at Grace Baptist did. The morning began with fellowship at 10:30,... - Read more

2023 Prayer RideThe prayer ride was amazing, we had 15 bikes and visited 10 churches while covering 1200+ beautiful miles in Southern Oregon and Northern California. We had two small incidents, a minor collision with two of our bikes hitting each other, and a flat tire on the way home. There... - Read more

Tadmor Open Camp DayJuly 8, 2023 - 10 am to 4 pmBring your family and friends to come hang out at Tadmor for a day! Though this will be less structured than Tadmor’s 50th Anniversary Gathering in 2022, a lunch of BBQ burgers will be provided at noon at the lake... - Read more

Motorcycle Prayer RideJuly 9-12, 2023“4 Corners” Motorcycle Prayer Ride. On mission to visit and pray for rural churches in each of the 4 corners of Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Northern California and Alaska. “Connecting the dots on two wheels”.Find out more here... - Read more