Blog - Brethren in Christ U.S.

Impact + Resources

The Pastor of the Future? Exploring Bivocational Ministry in the BIC

When I finally get through to Jose Acosta, he is shopping at Lowe’s. “Is this still an OK time to talk?” “Sure,” Jose — a general contractor — responds. “I’m just trying to find a door for a home I’m working on.” I quickly discover Jose is adept at multitasking. At 53 years old, this… Read On

Published May 14, 2019

Conversation with Co-Pastoral Team: Dave Fulmer and Todd Harmon

Impact + Profiles

Conversation with Co-Pastoral Team: Dave Fulmer and Todd Harmon

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Dave Fulmer and Todd Harmon, two friends who began co-pastoring Summit View BIC Church, New Holland, Pennsylvania, in 2018. “Todd and Dave have been incredible in building a culture based on their joint… Read On

Published May 13, 2019

Fourth-Generation Farmer to Deploy to Southern Africa

Fourth-Generation Farmer to Deploy to Southern Africa

In Central Kansas, the name Bathurst is synonymous with excellence in farming. Estol Bathurst hails from a farming dynasty, his great-grandfather having arrived in Abilene, Kansas, in the late 1800s to establish a general store, partially supplying… Read On

Published May 6, 2019

Leaning into the Restlessness of Good Friday

Leaning into the Restlessness of Good Friday

The women who had come with him from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Luke 23:55, NRSV Good Friday can be a confusing space for a people oriented toward redemption. We are tempted to pay quick tribute to Good… Read On

Published April 17, 2019

Grace Holland: Legacy of Prayer

Impact + Profiles

Grace Holland: Legacy of Prayer

Each week for almost 20 years, Grace Holland has encouraged the BIC community in prayer. As author of two prayer publications influencing the life of the denomination — the Prayer Focus and the Cutting Edge — Grace, a former BIC missionary, has… Read On

Published March 27, 2019

Conversation with Cathrine Fultz: Moving to the Center of Arab America

Impact + Profiles

Conversation with Cathrine Fultz: Moving to the Center of Arab America

We’d like to introduce you to Cathrine Fultz, a participant in our Missionary Development Program! This summer, she will be moving to the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, to learn Arabic in the city with the highest concentration of Arab… Read On

Published March 27, 2019

Hold the Desserts: A Lenten Reflection

Hold the Desserts: A Lenten Reflection

46 days. 1,104 hours. 66,240 minutes. 397,4400 seconds. This is how long I am fasting from desserts and sweets. The fast began on Wednesday — Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is observed in many Christian traditions over the course of… Read On

Published March 7, 2019

Hope for a Relationship with a Sex Addict

Hope for a Relationship with a Sex Addict

Just this week, a couple of Christian guys told me about being found out while “watching porn.” The reason I heard about it was not that they felt bad about doing it. But because they got an email the next day saying that they had been filmed… Read On

Published January 25, 2019

Waiting: An Advent Meditation

Waiting: An Advent Meditation

As I’ve pondered Advent this year, I have been confronted with a convicting reality in my own life: I don’t like waiting. I’ll go further than that; I will do almost anything to eliminate waiting. When I do have to wait, I become… Read On

Published December 14, 2018

On Being a Third Way Church

Culture & Perspectives

On Being a Third Way Church

Reposted from Shalom! journal, this article was based on a sermon from David Flowers, senior pastor of Grantham Church, given on November 12, 2017. Listen to sermon audio. Scripture Reading: Matthew 22:15-22; John 17:20-23; Ephesians 4:2-3 There… Read On

Published December 14, 2018