Outreach

Intentionally Inclusive: Meet Socality Founder Scott Bakken There wasn’t a name that existed to describe the connecting of people locally and globally while equipping them in their talents and mobilizing them outside the church walls to take their faith into action for community development and impact. So Scott Bakken created his own ...

Top-Skilled Team Organizes to Rescue Girls Films often capture with a dream – being invited into another world. The cliché, yet heart-pulling words, “And they lived happily ever after” serve to make even the dreariest heart a bit more sunny. Sit down, switch off, turn on and plug into a ...

One Determined  Dad… meet Pastor Lee Jong-rak Almost every night, an alarm rings in the home of Lee Jong-rak and his wife. It signals that a baby has been dropped off in a drop box installed in the outer wall of their home to provide a safe place for babies that would ...

Redirected Director: Brian Ivie When Brian Ivie first read about Pastor Lee Jong-rak’s story in the Los Angeles Times, he immediately thought it would be his ticket into a big film festival. As a young director just finishing film school, Ivie gathered some friends and flew to Seoul, Korea,to make ...

From Basketball Player and Model to Mentor: Willie Briscoe Written by Kelli Gillespie Many kids enter the world of sports and decide they want to be a professional player. It’s a dream that the largest percentage never come close to attaining. But Willie Briscoe was different. His entry came about ...

SERT Ministries: How Simple Acts of Courage Are Changing The Lives of Women In Bondage Across The Nation “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ ” Matthew 25:40 Written by ...

Meet Ex-Stripper Katie Written by Kelli Gillespie Divorced and with two small children, Katie (who asked that her last name not be used) was just looking for the best life she could give her family – even if it meant a profession that involved a pole. But after an encounter ...

Stepping Out To Extend God's Love Led To Unique Ministry For Todd & Erin Stevens Written by Kelli Gillespie Todd and Erin Stevens aren’t your typical husband-wife pastor team. They think-outside-the-box, practice what they preach, and are using creative ways to show God’s love to their Mt. Juliet community in ...