Weekly Encourager for September 2, 2020

September 2, 202

Church and Pastor Financial Assistance

NAE/Lilly/ER provides grants of up to $5,000 for student loans, medical bills or other financial crises for licensed ER Pastors. See link click here

New Beginnings

Paul Johnson retired from Canton First Friends as of August 31, 2020. Blessings to Paul and Linda.

Men's Retreat

As you know it’s been a year to remember. This year will be like no other year as our Men's Retreat will be going virtual. We would like to encourage you and everyone you know to be a part of this power weekend.

Please mark your calendars for Saturday September 12th with a start time of 9:00 a.m. With everything being online we will be able to complete the Men's Retreat in one day.

For all the details visit our website: click here

Equipping Workshops

If you haven't had a chance yet, check out the Equipping Workshops from Yearly Meeting 2020.

Small Churches May Be the Next Big Thing -

Join us as we focus the spotlight on how small churches may just be the next big thing?

Evangelical Friends: Relevance and Significance for Today -

This focuses on the historic contributions and potential impact of the Evangelical Friends movement on today's American culture.

Together to the Ends of the Earth -

This workshop will take a brief look at how missionary sending began, what the need for the gospel is today, and what we sense the Lord is leading us to do.

Desarrollando Nuevas Lideres en tu Iglesia -

Presented by Felix Muniz, Directora Ejecutive, Centro Galileo de Estudios Teologicos para Hispano-Americanso

Grants, Gifts, and Gems Galore! -

Join Ed Walsh as he unearths the plethora of resources and training curricula available to pastors and boards!

Gaining Momentum -

Presented by Matthew Cork, Superintendent of Friends Southwest and lead pastor of Friends Church in Yorba Linda, CA.

Spiritual Gaming: Taking the Gospel to the Uttermost Parts of the (Virtual) World -

An online presence has become necessary now more than ever because of the times in which we live. Join us in a discussion of the challenges and rewards of embarking on taking the gospel to the uttermost parts of the (virtual) world.

Follow this link for the Equipping Workshops: click here

Prayer Request

Please pray for the staff and board of Evangelical Friends Mission as they communicate the new “2025 Vision” to yearly meetings, churches, and ministry partners. Our goal is to send ten new missionary households to launch five new fields in the next five years! Pray that the Spirit would ignite a renewed passion in the hearts of Evangelical Friends all over North America to complete the Great Commission. (Acts 13:47)

Visit the events calendar on our website at www.efcer.org/events.

* September 21-22 - Church Health and Leadership Development Team Meetings

* September 23-24 - Multiplication Team Meetings

* September 24 - Finance & Administration Team Meeting

* October 2-3 - Malone Virtual Homecoming

* October 8-9 - Oversight Board Meetings

* October 8-10 - Malone University Board of Trustees Meetings

* October 12-14 - Glorious Finish 2020 National Conference at The Chapel in Akron, OH. Info available here. Use code "EFCER" for $25 off registration.

Quote for the Week

"A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand

firm against all strategies of the devil"

- Ephesians 6:10-11 NLT