Meet the Team – Linda Burton
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
by Amy Losher
3y ago
“God brought me to FEC at a time in my life when I needed it the most.” Linda Burton, a Fort Wayne native, considers herself to be both privileged and blessed to be a part of the FEC team. After many years at Raytheon followed by a short season at a local bank, Linda was extremely thankful to join the Christian Service Foundation (CSF) part-time, an affiliate of the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches. Linda’s background in accounting greatly aided her as she transitioned into her new role at CSF in handling various accounts. “I feel that I am able to use my analytical nature in this position ..read more
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Mirror, Mirror
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
by Amy Losher
3y ago
Mirror, mirror on the wall, would my neighbor miss me at all? It’s a question worth asking. If I were to move, would my neighbors see that as a loss? Would they notice? Worse yet, might they be relieved? Especially for those who follow Jesus, it is important to think through what type of neighbor we actually are.  And not from our perspective, but from those living closest to us. Christians ought to be the best neighbors anyone could ask for.  If Christ’s life is indeed being formed and shaped in us, we’re learning to listen.  We’re committed to forgiveness.  We’re charact ..read more
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THE PSALMS: PRAYERS THAT TRANSFORM
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
by Amy Losher
3y ago
No matter where you are in life you can find yourself somewhere in the Psalms. Whether it is despair or praise, waiting or celebration–the Psalmist knows what you feel. This gift of finding someone else expressing our own internal turmoil or joy helps us express more clearly the chaos and longings colliding within us. Any child needs help finding their feet at times, so we spiritually need help finding our footing and words in prayer. Yet it gets even better. The Psalms are not merely a tutor in expressing our many and varied feelings towards God–as helpful as that is–but the Psalms also tran ..read more
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What Do You Really Want?
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
by Amy Losher
3y ago
Over the last two days, I had the privilege of hanging out with several other church planters in the FEC. This morning we began our time together by studying the passage from Mark 10 where Jesus heals a blind man named Bartimaeus. If you are unfamiliar with the story, you can read it here. Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have m ..read more
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Are We Pandering to Millennials?
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
by Amy Losher
3y ago
Should churches change for the sake of the rising generation? This is a perennial debate. At the Juicy Ecumenism blog, my friend Mark Tooley has given some historical perspective on why changing theology to suit the perceived preferences of the younger generation is always a bad idea. While the church should never “pander” to anyone, however, the church does have a responsibility to “cater” to those who might be making decisions about faith and the church. Such lifelong decisions are most often made in one’s late teens and early adulthood, sometime in the transition between high school ..read more
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Adoption Comes From Mercy
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
by Amy Losher
3y ago
Last week I shared with you the story of our son’s adoption. I shared how this amazing course of events reminds me of the spiritual truth that God adopts us as His children. I ended last week’s Spot of Grace with Ephesians 1:5: In love, he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.  Today I want to explore with you God’s motivation for adopting us. If you were to honestly think about it, you would likely agree that none of us deserve to be adopted. God is perfect and deserves children that worship and obey Him perfectly ..read more
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Adoption
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
by Amy Losher
3y ago
A number of years ago, I had the wonderful privilege of serving as a youth pastor in Green Bay, Wisconsin. One summer we went to inner-city Milwaukee on a mission trip. The plan for the week was to partner with a local organization that served one of the most impoverished areas of Wisconsin. It was a very eye-opening week. I don’t have words to describe the violence and poverty we saw. We were not there very long before we saw the impact of drugs and poverty. I remember the final night of our trip. I sat on the doorstep of the house where we stayed and thought to myself, “I need to do somethi ..read more
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Word of God speak, let it fall down like rain.
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
by Amy Losher
3y ago
Well, we are back home after another round of village trips. This time we were able to visit two villages and share the stories of Cain and Abel and Noah in both. There were many hard things about the trip; the inescapable heat, nowhere comfortable to sit or relax, goats, sheep, cattle, and chickens wandering around you while you try to sleep outside at night, rice, rice, rice…these among other small, but still significant discomforts of village life. However, this trip in particular was extra encouraging and made it easy to look past the discomforts. God was at work in a visible and t ..read more
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FEC Final Quiz Off – Congratulations to Eureka Bible Church and Berne Church!
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
by Amy Losher
3y ago
Top  10 JR. HIGH Quizzers from this quiz-off: Kayci Riddle, Grace Seth Metcalfe, Eureka Chelsea Born, Pine Hills (tie) Taylor Rogers, Grace (tie) Marla Weeks, Grace (tie) Ryan Grieser, Dewey Daniel Oyer, Archbold    Shelby Riddle, Grace      Lily Wegner, Eureka Kaiden Keiser, Archbold   Top JR. HIGH Quizzer from each church from this quiz-off: Archbold:  Daniel Oyer         Boynton (tie): Milia Cooksey, Hannah Monagle Dewey: Ryan Grieser           ..read more
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The God Who Neighbors
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
by Amy Losher
3y ago
People have all kinds of mental images of God.  God is our Father.  He’s our Shepherd.  He’s our Counselor, Provider, Protector and the list goes on.  But have you ever stopped to consider God as Neighbor?  Listen to how the apostles John and Paul describe Jesus. So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. -John 1:14 NLT Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privile ..read more
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