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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

Mexican, Caribbean churches embrace Converge

Even 133 pages of bureaucracy and beliefs in two languages didn’t discourage Iglesia Reformada 2:42 in Mexico from joining Converge, just like dozens of Greater Caribbean churches have done in

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Church Planting
Gary Rohrmayer

You Helped a Church Plant Buy a Building!

Many of you have been following Adam Reardon’s church planting journey. He and his family have been real heroes for all pastors and church planters to emulate. They have displayed

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

The Beauty of Humility: Heartland Church

At Heartland Church, prayer is the vital foundation of their church and ministry. The congregation comes together for 21 Days of Prayer every January and August at the start of

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

Living Sacrifices

Our Story B gave his life to the Lord in 2015. He lived in India for 3.5 years doing the work of the Lord with his family’s ministry. After returning

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

Why Participate in an NCD?

My name is Gary Ricci and I am the pastor of New Hope Christian Community Church. Our church was planted in 2009 in Round Lake, Illinois. I was the associate

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Converge MidAmerica Team

2021 Year in Review

Before we hit the ground running in 2022, let’s take a look back at all that God has done in 2021 through Converge MidAmerica | Southeast | Caribbean! We are

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Celebrations
Converge MidAmerica Team

Great progress, greater opportunities

Written by Ben Greene Outside South Carolina’s first Converge church, Hurricane Florence was thrashing pines and palmettos. But inside, Source Connection was worshiping Jesus for the first time. Pastor Paul

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

What should I do when no one shows up?

Leadership is lonely. It’s easy to feel alone as a church planter, especially in the early days. It can be difficult to pour time and energy into an event or

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Celebrations
Gary Rohrmayer

Reflections on Connect 2021

In 1852 when Gustaf Palmquist started the First Swedish Baptist Church in Rock Island, IL. In 1856, the Swedish Baptist Churches came together for their first gathering in Illinois. Did

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Celebrations
Converge MidAmerica Team

Going out into all the world!

When you think of the Bahamas, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Beautiful beaches? Crystal blue water? Relaxation? While most view the Bahamas as a place for

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Celebrations
Gary Rohrmayer

Defining Moments…Examples to Follow

Twenty years ago this fall, Converge MidAmerica experienced a breakthrough moment in launching four church plants within five weeks of the attacks at the World Trade Center on 9-11. Up

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Converge MidAmerica Team

For God’s Glory!

Located in Sterling Heights Michigan, Hope Arabic Church was launched in November of 2014. The church began from just 27 people attending the first service to 247 people attending right

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Converge MidAmerica Team

God is changing lives in Mexico!

On a recent trip to Mexico, Jessy Padilla and Ernie Cabrera had the opportunity to experience how God has been at work through the local church in Los Luz and

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Celebrations
Converge MidAmerica Team

God never stops working!

On a recent trip to Haiti, the president of Converge, Gary Rohrmayer and the vice president of church partnerships, Ernie Cabrera, had the opportunity to experience for themselves what God

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

FirstSteps for Planting a Missional Church Webinars

In a desire to get critical training materials into the hands of church planters earlier in the process, Gary Rohrmayer in partnership with CoachNet.org has provided a one hour, free, webinar through each stage of the FirstSteps Church Planting Process. Each

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Celebrations
Converge MidAmerica Team

The History of Converge & St. Croix

On December 3, 2020, Pastor Will Woods celebrated his 51st year as pastor at Altona Baptist Church on St. Croix. Last week, our Converge MidAmerica team caught up with Pastor

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Church Planting
Gary Rohrmayer

We Are Sold Out for Church Planting

The number one reason we should be sold out to church planting is the Glory of God.   Yes, church planting is the central vehicle for achieving God’s mission. Yes,

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Celebrations
Converge MidAmerica Team

A Tale of Two Churches

KODY: I was on staff at a multi-site church in Nashville, and as we had a new pastor and kind of began to get to know him a little bit,

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

Ways to Appreciate Your Pastor

Pastors are a gift from God. That’s why we love that the month of October is Pastor Appreciation Month. This year has been extra tough on them. I can only

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

September Church Planter of the Month

This month we highlight Charley Dever who is planting in Knoxville, TN. Charley moved from Chicago area and was in the midst of building a launch team and then COVID-19

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Church Planting
Kirsten Andreson

Maintaining Our Focus

Remember Dug, the talking dog from the movie “Up”? He had a device that allowed his master to hear and understand him. What we discover is that as much as

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Church Online
Kirsten Andreson

The Gospel Every Day

In this sermon, Bryan Moak shares about how to keep the fundamentals of the Gospel at the forefront of your life as found in John 12.  Below you can download

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Church Online
Kirsten Andreson

Forgetting What Is Behind

In this sermon, Bryan Moak shares how we can forget what is behind and live in the hope of Christ, as found in Philippians 3:4b-14. Below you can download the

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Church Online
Kirsten Andreson

Church Essentials

In this sermon, Bryan Moak shares about church essentials as found in Acts 2:42-47. Below you can download the video for use in your church service.  We hope this video

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Church Online
Converge MidAmerica Team

Relaunch Coaching Cohorts Reach 100+ Churches

Over 100 churches participated in our 4 -week Relaunch coaching cohorts.  Using Zoom, all participants gathered in a large group, focusing on insights of relaunching in light of COVID-19. The real power of the coaching

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Church Planting
Wanda Manning

Join us for a Prayer Gathering

https://vimeo.com/425333558 “Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out

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Church Planting
Gary Rohrmayer

The Principle of Sowing and Reaping

In taking this evangelistic journey, we will take a close look at the Three Spheres of Outreach which include: 1) The leader and the people they connect with during the week, 2)

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Church Planting
Gary Rohrmayer

Three Stages of Outreach

The next step is to help leaders understand the spheres of outreach that exists within their community. Today we are going to move from understanding to implementation. If we, as

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Church Planting
Gary Rohrmayer

Raising Your Evangelist Temperature

If a leader is going to raise the evangelistic temperature of their church they will first need to understand the three spheres of outreach: Level 1: These are people who

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Church Planting
Gary Rohrmayer

Do you need a wellness check?

We recognize that life and ministry are stressful and being compounded with the COVID-19 pandemic. To help with this reality, we compiled a listing of MAP Counselors throughout our region who

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Church Planting
Gary Rohrmayer

Ten Biblical Principles for Healthy Relating

Overview Our mission is a relational mission.  Doing mission with others involves trust.  Building and maintain relational trust is critical for any church to succeed.  Gary Rohrmayer walks us through

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Church Online
Converge MidAmerica Team

Hacks for Improving your Online Services

Maybe you’ve been hosting online services for ages now, or maybe (like many others) you’ve been forced into online church by COVID-19 restrictions. Either way, we want to help you

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Church Planting
Gary Rohrmayer

Steps to Licensing Guide

Overview Prior to granting a license, a church should establish policies regarding the licensing procedure. Get the Free Download [email-download download_id=”4619″ contact_form_id=”723″]

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Church Planting
Gary Rohrmayer

Steps to Ordination Guide

Overview Because of the growing number of Converge MidAmerica churches, there is a need for a guide that will assist churches in evaluating potential candidates for ordination and a suggested procedure for

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Church Planting
Gary Rohrmayer

Spiritual Warfare

This ebook provides fourteen devotionals built around the tactics the enemy uses to attack the church and provides the scriptural antidote to overcome them. Could your leadership team identify how the enemy is seeking to attack the church?

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

This Week’s Zoom Links

We are offering 7 different breakout opportunities throughout the week. You can jump in on any of these Zoom calls for an opportunity to encourage each other, share ideas and

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

Strengthening Your Prayers through Fasting

Strengthening our prayer life through fasting helps us align our lives and our churches in what God is doing around us. There are several biblical reasons why one should engage

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

A month-long celebration for Grace River Church

This story has been reposted from Converge’s Newsline. Subscribe to Newsline here.  Grace River Church, St. Peters, Missouri, celebrated the grand opening of its new location on December 8, with

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

Minister’s Assistance Program

Fourteen years ago, our family decided to use the Ministers Assistance Program (MAP). Our daughter Kallie, who was a teenager at the time, was struggling emotionally with a tragic event

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

Introducing: Barr 3M Solutions

Hello! We are Philip & Betsy Barr, Converge entrepreneurial church planters in Knoxville, TN. We were inspired by The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25 and founded Barr 3M

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

Creating a Culture of Generosity

If you are going to grow a church significantly one of the skills you are going to need is to learn how to create and shape the culture of your organization. So how does one build a culture of generosity?

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Church Planting
Danny Parmelee

All In Resolution

We believe that every healthy church should play a role in multiplication. Would you prayerfully consider how God can use your leadership to lead your church in this multiplication effort?

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

How to Get the Most out of Connect

You may be wondering what to expect at Connect, how to take full advantage of the conference, or why you should even attend. Here are a few tips to help

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Church Planting
Converge MidAmerica Team

Newest Church Planters – 2019

We have a new wave of church planters! Have you met them yet? Danny and Ibeth Flores – R Church, Elgin, IL R church is a church plant in the

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