NEWS & RESOURCES
In network counseling
Use this as your guide to assist in establishing a secure relationship with a local Christian counselor. Each counselor has expressed their faith as being distinctly Christian and taken time to explain their counseling approach/modality, and areas of speciality. We...
Kids Ministry Director Update
Hello Parents! As you know we have been without a director in the kids ministry for a few months now, and this vacuum of leadership has been a difficult season for our kids staff. They have shoulder and carried this well, but as we enter into the fall, and...
A Journey in Learning to Pray
by Vern Francis Bethel Christian Writers Jim was a new Christian and everything about his life with Christ was fresh and exciting. This included the many activities at the church. After all, it was the church that introduced him to this new life. Prayer meeting was on...
Imagine What It Was Like for the Angels
by Pete Edwards, Bethel Christian Writers In the Beginning . . . We read how God put in motion His plans for our world and every intricate detail of the entire universe. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1 NKJV). We...
Who is My Neighbor?
by Bryan Ruby, Bethel Christian Writers Has anyone ever set you up with a loaded question? And somewhere deep in the recesses of your mind, you knew it would be better to feign a kidney stone than respond? Maybe the query came across with a masked, Bambi-ish...
Only a Tiny Pebble
by Bryan Ruby, Bethel Christian Writers Do you find a passion . . . or does a passion find you? Something you love so much it calls you to lace up your Mizunos at 4:35 a.m. to hit the running path? I was in my happy place. AirPods pumping music loud enough to...
Dancing With My Friend, King David
by Bryan Ruby, Bethel Christian Writers Scene One Opening Night Jitters The evening had finally arrived when I walked into the 5:00 call for volunteers at 4:50 p.m. It wasn’t a surprise to find the foyer and auditorium already abuzz with excitement—Night to...
A Bethel Family update, from our Bethel elders
A Bethel Family update, from our Bethel elders: This Sunday we shared an important announcement about a strategic pivot in our multi-site approach. You can check out that announcement here if you missed it. One value we’re striving for as a leadership team is...
My Own Jesus Revolution
by Bryan Ruby, Bethel Christian Writers October 1972 The clock above the blackboard froze at 11:50 a.m. and my early morning instant breakfast was long gone. The October sun called to me through my third-period World History class. Ring . . .ring. Finally,...
The Other Side of the Coin
A GO Trip Transformation Story by Earle Kennell from visiting our Global Partner, AIM, in Cambodia Up by 5 am and breakfast at the hotel. Following a team meeting and devotion our mission team loaded into a van for the trip to another church and school in Phnom...
Team Sheep vs Team Goat
by Bryan Ruby, Bethel Christian Writers If you haven’t taken advantage of the new year’s 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, it’s not too late. By kicking off 2023 with three weeks dedicated to Him, we’re giving God free rein in our personal lives, families, Bethel body,...
Waiting for You
by Jane Toth, Bethel Christian Writers I was waiting for you to wake up, watching you sleep. I saw your eyes open, your thoughts slowly take shape as awareness brought you fully awake. I was hoping you would say “Good morning,” but you didn’t as thoughts of your to do...