Vineyard Great Lakes Region

The most over-churched unreached area in America is Rural and Small Town USA. And yet very few churches let alone movements are targeting this unreached area. We want to change that. We believe that small town USA is a wide open ripe harvest field just waiting for workers. We’re praying this conference helps to stir up workers for such a harvest. We also believe it’s the best bang for Kingdom buck!

Our region seems to be particularly hard hit, with pockets of very high unemployment along side the growing national unemployment and home foreclosure rate.  We certainly feel it here in SE Michigan. In regional news, there is a link to an article by our RO. Also read articles by Rich Nathan, Ray Befus and David DiYanni

This feature provides perspective on the toughest challenge of pastoral ministry: tending your own inner life, managing the emotional load of life in the ministry, keeping "a thick skin and a tender heart," and preparing the heart for real contact with the real God. Sustainable Faith is an arm of Vineyard Central Church in Cincinnati that offers rejuvinating retreats and spiritual direction for Vineyard leaders. on to the articles>>