When urban Milwaukee’s Epikos Church was suggested as one of Converge’s churches succeeding in evangelism, Pastor Mark Deering’s response was initially skeptical, even a bit self-deprecating. “I thought, ‘Oh man, they’ve got the wrong church.’” Epikos isn’t heavy on replicable evangelistic programs. But as Deering more thoughtfully considered his congregation, “Our church is actually great […]

Yuri first came to my ESL tutoring class 20 years ago, when she was starting fifth grade. Four years later, her father was transferred to Toronto, and Yuri moved there with her family. Eventually, she found me on Facebook, and we began messaging. She wanted to talk about her future. In one message, she wrote:“I […]

This is our sending church (Converge) in Southern California, where a faithful and spunky group of women gathers each month to share updates from global workers, invite available workers to speak about their ministries, pray for them, and raise funds and collect goods to send to the fields. In this photo (showing only half the […]