On this episode, Gina is joined by Chad and Megan Wade whose calling and on-going story is quite amazing. After 10 years of church planting in Connecticut, God called them to move into one of the most diverse neighborhoods in New York City to become good neighbors who carry the good news to the people in that neighborhood. As God is bringing them people of peace, they are inviting them into Discovery Bible studies which is leading to the planting of multiple house churches. They have an amazing story to tell of God’s faithfulness in the midst of the joy and hardship of being God’s ambassadors in New York City.
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Naturally Supernatural Webinar
Saturday November 12th, 12 – 2pm EST
The third of our 3DM Naturally Supernatural webinars exploring some core biblical principles and practices around the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit. Although this is the third webinar in a series, you can still access it as a stand-alone webinar. It is aimed at both church leaders and every day Christians, who would like to go deeper in the things of the Holy Spirit.
In this webinar presented by the 3DM Naturally Supernatural Team, we will be exploring how we can build a culture of engagement with the Supernatural work of the Holy Spirit in our churches in a Biblical, non-manipulative and non-weird way. We will be looking at how to pray for healing, and also how to understand and receive the other spiritual gifts taught in the Bible in passages such as 1 Corinthians 12.
The webinar will include teaching, discussion and also some times of online prayer in groups. The 3DM Naturally Supernatural Team includes Paul Maconochie, Julie Dirkse, Barbie Ballschmidt and Carey Sims.
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