We were richly blessed this weekend to attend the 2015 annual banquet of the Children’s Shelter of Cebu (or CSC) at Bethel University in St. Paul. The dinner was fine, but the obvious power of the ministry was striking. There were several stories about lives changed, both by kids who were adopted and by members of the staff and affiliated ministries and partners. Two members of our Board of Elders adopted two daughters from Cebu many...

Praise and Worship music can be such a wonderful blessing… it is an opportunity to lift our voices, our hands, our hearts, and our souls to Almighty God. We encourage everyone to attend the 2015 Joyful Noise Family Fest on June 5th and 6th at the National Sports Center in Blaine. Mark your calendars and buy your tickets. We hope you’ll prayerfully consider joining your friends from Joyful Life Church for this great music event!...

Prayer is such a delightful and vital part of our walk with God! He desires to be in relationship with us and prayer is a significant means of building upon that relationship. He calls us into prayer every day, but there are two very special events in May that encourage us to participate in prayer with the communities in which we live and work. NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER On Thursday, May 7th (always the first Thursday in May), the nation is invited...

Joyful Life Church is joining forces with our colleagues at Medtronic to walk together in an effort to reduce death and disability caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. On Saturday, April 25th, Pastors Chris and Cathy will lead a team of walkers called “Heart CERG’n” (pronounced Heart Surgeon) with the Medtronic Christian Employee Resource Group, or CERG (pronounced SURGE). The Heart CERG’n team page can be found HERE. We need more...

Starting on Sunday, April 12th and continuing for several weeks, we will embark on a study titled “Holy Ambition”. During this study, we will explore the book of Nehemiah with guidance from Chip Ingram. The God of the universe is looking for regular people to accomplish things beyond our wildest dreams. In this series, based on Nehemiah 1 – 6, we’ll learn how God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things...