Theron “Mike” Roush received his appointment as an Assemblies of God World Missionary on April 15, 1970.  Now, after 40 years of dedicated missionary work in Colombia, South America, Mike and Aldonna are retiring. Mike has served as a church planter extraordinaire!  During his first [...]

Ministers Transferring Out: AMENT, Jason (Licensed) – To Northwest BENNETT, Homer D (Ordained) – To Potomac BOUSA, Jess J (Licensed) – To Potomac HOLLEN, Nathan (Licensed) – To Northern New England KOLLAR, Nathan (Licensed) – To Southern California LINDSAY, Michael (Licensed) – To Ohio STREET, [...]

“The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders,” says Bill Hybels, pastor of the famed Willowcreek Community Church outside of Chicago. I must say, I agree. However, such a statement invites many questions, [...]

targeting 20 Areas for Church Planting in 2010   Bethany Beach/Ocean View, Delaware (Tim Satryan) Braddock (Brian Bolt) * Cranberry, Venango County (Chris Clark) Downingtown (Sam Masteller) * DuBois (Chris Clark) Elsmere Hispanic, Delaware (Tim Satryan) Fogalsville (Mark Caston) Frackville (Richard Earl) Gettysburg (Gerry Stoltzfoos) [...]

An Interview with Doug Clay     If someone wrote a book about your leadership style, what would they title it?   “Influencing others the Jesus way.”  Hopefully my leadership style reflects the nature of Christ in pulling out the best in others.   What [...]

March 2010 It was in my junior year of high school that God began to lay a burden on my heart to prepare for pastoral ministry.  Like many, my reluctance gave way to a sense of destiny to “change the world.”  My passion grew as [...]