On Thursday we mentioned an evangelism story from our church in Addis Ababa. Also active in Ethiopia is Covenant Mercies, a ministry of Covenant Fellowship Church (Glen Mills, PA). Check out their website to learn about their orphan sponsorship program. Doug Hayes, who leads the ministry, also just posted some thoughts on the gospel and mercy ministries.

Bob Kauflin recently interviewed Anglican worship leader Jamie Brown about his upcoming seminar at WorshipGod11, "Leading Surgically While Thinking Liturgically."

For parents wondering how to help younger kids engage with the sermon, Steve Bice (Bloomington, MN) shared an idea that he has seen work well in his church.

For those of you who prayed for the regional leadership retreat this week, thank you! It was a fruitful time and several of the guys from the team will be sharing about different things they discussed there in the coming weeks.