January 2012
Who leads Converge Southwest? Meet the Sumners
By Donna Fagerstrom
Bruce and Kym Sumner serve the Converge Southwest region, which includes southern California, Arizona and portions of Texas. Its missionally minded leaders and churches unite to advance Christ’s mission...
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Jak and the Scarlet Thread
By Nathan J. Anderson
Former Converge...
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Anne Boris, LifeBridge Church, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Interviewed by Bob Putman, October 15, 2011
Did you grow up attending church?
No. I had a few friends who went to church; one was Catholic. It was stand up, kneel, sit down. Stand up, kneel, sit...
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Why I am a church planter (complete interview)
An interview with Amy Verlennich by Joy B. Rudolph
You moved to Detroit Lakes, Minn., to plant a church. What were the special circumstances surrounding the move?
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Dave Smith, LifeBridge Church, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Interviewed by Bob Putman, October 15, 2011
Tell me about your background.
I was born in Massachusetts, grew up in Texas and New York and went to high school in California. In 1977 I came to Florida...
Read More »Christine’s escape from prostitution
by Laura Davis
Christine (not her real name) grew up in Manila with a verbally abusive father and a mother who wouldn’t stand up to him. Tired of her father’s abuse, Christine ran away when she was 15 and went to live with...
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