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For more than 13 years, Foursquare Pastor Bill Dahlquist and his wife, Eileen, have served in the small town of Blue Diamond, called The Village by residents, 25 miles into the desert southwest of Las Vegas. Ministry in a small town has its challenges, but Bill has seen lives change as the congregation has built bridges to the surrounding community.
David Hanley, founder of the band Press Play and worship pastor at New Hope Christian Fellowship, a Foursquare church in Simi Valley, Calif., believes that a lifestyle of worship is a calling for all of us. Worship is not mainly about leading from a platform, he says. It’s about leading people to Christ.
A lot happened in The Foursquare Church across the U.S. and around the world in 2011. Here’s a handy overview of this year’s most read articles, donation stats, most popular resources, most interesting stories and historic Foursquare events.
In a recent letter to credentialed ministers, President Glenn C. Burris Jr. outlined several important points of celebration, clarity and communication for The Foursquare Church in 2012. He also announced the theme for this coming year: “Speak: Reclaim Our Voice,” which will also be the focus of Foursquare Connection 2012 in Phoenix, May 28–31.
This summer, young adults and leaders will travel to Israel for a life-changing immersive discipleship experience called The Israel Impact, led by Foursquare pastors. Applications for this unique Israel tour are now being accepted. The trip is set for June 18–July 3, 2012, for young adults ages 18-29 and leaders who want to partner with the vision.
When Sue Spousta, an ordained Foursquare minister who serves in the North Pacific District, joined a Foursquare women’s conference in PNG, she had no idea it would be so life-changing. In a country rife with poverty and turmoil, these women face many challenges, daily—and they are doing so with great faith in a great God.
Foursquare national leaders representing diverse African nations met recently for an unprecedented gathering to seek the Holy Spirit’s direction for their continent. Foursquare Area Missionaries Daniel Lucero and Humberto Paz, along with Foursquare Pastor Ralph Moore, hosted the first-ever Continental Africa Consultation for Foursquare Leaders to network ministers throughout Africa for effective ministry.
Foursquare ministers are discovering how unique partnerships formed with other individuals and organizations around the world can have powerful results in people’s lives and for the kingdom. Here’s a close look at how several Foursquare ministers are working with other groups to facilitate hope and healing in people’s lives, both physically and spiritually.
David and Joyce Wing have served Dover Foursquare Church in Dover, Ohio—a small town of 12,000 people in the shadow of Amish country—for 42 years. Loving people well is what this church is all about. They are known as a place where the people show friendliness and love, serve the community and give freely.
As busy pastors with overwhelming schedules, we sometimes overlook the importance of building relationships. But hanging out with people is one of the most crucial components of ministry success. Heidi Strickler, an assisting minister at Harbourtown Community in Vermilion, Ohio, says she’s been clearing her plate of things that get in the way of spending time with people.