being the church
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Encounter God’s Love for You (Feb 12th)
Women: Join us on Feb 12th! Details here…
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Child Healed from Juvenile Arthritis… plus 50 Teens HEALED Through Prayer!
Mara De Los Reyes of Hope for a Healed Child interviewed me recently and this is how much fun we had. Gotta love the screenshot that YouTube came up with! Child healed from juvenile arthritis…plus 50 teens HEALED through prayer! Learn more about the upcoming event for Women: Encounter Jesus in the Noise Event: https://www.merriellen.com/5days Read…
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Radical Prayer Walking
I’ve been coaching a group now for many months and recently we have been focusing on radical prayer walking. Here’s a glimpse… The format of church has been shifting for a very long time and 2020 put it into high gear. A bunch of us have gathered and scattered for prayer walking and gathering for…
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Kelly Shares What Happened…
It was a delight to interview Kelly Young from Teen Challenge on what happened for her recently in learning to encounter Jesus in a whole new way. We discussed compassion fatigue and church and pastoral ministry and what has shifted. May you be encouraged too… Learn more about the 5 week FOUNDATIONAL course here: https://www.merriellen.com/intro-course…
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What does God do when we repent?
Notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! I loved that Jesus began to teach several stories including this one to show the religious leaders their arrogance… Parable of the Lost Son (Part…
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Pastoring in a Pandemic
I shared this video back in April 2020 on how pastors are being forced to pivot and throw all their methods out the window. This video continues to be VERY relevant. If you are a pastor, here is the current shift happening I see as I coach pastors, missionaries, and congregants. Pastors, you can do…
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My story out of Church Bondage and Into Freedom in Jesus!
This casual conversation recorded on a rainy day in November, may challenge you, offend you, or resonate deeply with you. I remember once judging others for ‘leaving the church’. Sadly, I didn’t get it at the time. These days, I walk multiple people a day through healing from ‘church’ and religious abuse and showing them…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 