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by Herb Pritchard Eager to serve the homeless and needy, Ocala Church youth sponsored Outreach Ocala on a Sunday in March at the Tuscawilla Park pavilion. This type of outreach was promoted by Generation of Youth for Christ (an Adventist-laymen's Services &...

by Donna Dunbar Compass Communities Company in Port Charlotte targets two groups of people for relationships: Homeless friends (alcoholics, drug addicts, etc.) and Youth (reaching youth in public schools and journeying with them as they are introduced to our best...

by Bob Hayes The following article is my personal journey through the church transformation process. It is not my intent to imply that my journey should be yours, or become the new blueprint for churches. By sharing this, it is my hope that you will find inspiration...

by Sandra Doran with Nancy Pinter Naples, Florida, is known around the world for its warm, sunny beaches, high fashion, and yachts anchored in watery avenues behind spacious homes. But its greatest treasure is found not along the pristine shoreline or in the upscale...

by Ken Langdon, reprinted with permission from Edible Orlando Construction will soon be under way on the new Emeril Lagasse Foundation Kitchen House & Culinary Garden at Orlando Junior Academy (OJA), thanks to generous contributions by the Emeril Lagasse...

by Candy Bedford What makes an Adventist school a success today? There are probably several contributing factors, but certainly one of them is the longevity of special teachers. When new students look forward to a teacher their parents had, it speaks volumes about...

by Stacey Tol As the newly-cut red ribbon floated to the ground on April 20, CREATION Hideout, a new play area at Indigo Christian Academy (ICA) in Daytona Beach, officially opened for business. CREATION Hideout is aptly named. The nature-inspired play area occupies a...

by Frank Runnels, Vice President Florida Conference Office of Education I once attended a lecture highlighting the life of Thomas Edison and his most successful invention, the light bulb. The speaker stressed the value of learning to embrace failures as opportunities...

by Jeff Zaremsky The Beth-El Shalom of New Port Richey congregation celebrated Shavout, the Biblical Holy Day of the Feast of Weeks (also known as Pentecost) by reading the ten commandments in Hebrew. A special part of the day occurred when three individuals joined...

by Daniel Forbes The rumble of motorcycle engines filling the air waves is not an unusual occurrence on a busy Florida highway, but when bikes turned into the Emmanuel Church parking lot in Orlando on Sabbath morning, May 16, people took notice! The first part of this...

by Herb Pritchard As you step into the Ocala Church kindergarten room on a Sabbath morning, the warm friendliness and winning smile of leader Margie Orem is contagious. For 18 years, she has brought Bible stories to life for children ages 4-7. A featured part of the...

by Audrey Folkenberg Florida Conference is partnering with the Chinese Union Mission in Project Panda which supports 40 indigenous two-person church-planting teams. These teams share the love of Jesus in unreached areas of China. As a result, 1,822 people were...