The Ministry Rationale The school’s theology of missions. Our school’s chancellor, John Piper, taught extensively on missions through his preaching and writing. Therefore, it is no surprise that every seminarian, regardless of their concentration, studies the history and theology of missions (3 credits) and is expected to serve in an intentional, supervised teaching ministry in…
In 2023, the DSouzas were busy making memories and are a little behind on updating our family and friends of the happenings. Spring update from Lauren The season had many firsts: Allie knitting a winter hat for her dada, making snow cones, making a snow fort with the big dump of snow that arrived, baking…
Preached at Northfield Community Church on December 31, 2023.
Preached at Elm Creek Community Church in Maple Groove, MN, on September 24, 2023
Preached at Elm Creek Community Church in Maple Groove, MN on May 28, 2023.
Preached at Faith Community Church in Burtrum, MN on March 26, 2023.
When we reflect on 2022, the word that sums the year up would be “calm.” By calm, I do not mean that the year did not have challenges common to each of us. Instead, it was unlike 2020 and 2021. In the year 2020, COVID-19 took the world hostage. The year 2021 proved to be…
There are several types of churches that you can encounter. I categorize these churches on a spectrum based on one factor – a Statement of Faith. On the far right of this spectrum is the type of church who have a Statement of Faith published. From center to the far right of this spectrum, you…
Happy New Year! We want to thank each one of you who supported us through 2021 through your prayers, care, financial partnerships, and conversations. Honestly the years 2020 and 2021 are just one big year in our minds and it is hard to separate them. We tried to look back at the year 2021 and…
We thank God for keeping our family safe through the second quarter of the year even as our nation was grappling though a very bad second wave of COVID-19. Friends and family were ill. Many of the WhatsApp groups we are in would have updates of lives lost on a daily basis. It became emotionally…