Mission Sunday and the Youth Campaigns
By Tim Shoemaker The youth of the Woodlawn/Roebuck Parkway and now Deerfoot church have been involved in campaign work beginning back in 1986 when a number of our young people …
Mission Sunday and Individual Mission Requests
Through the years we have received numerous requests for help on mission trips. As part of our policy we have limited our help to those involved in the teaching or …
Mission Sunday and Apologetics Press
On their website, Apologetics Press gives their history as follows: “In the late 1970s, there was a need to make available more scripturally sound and scientifically accurate materials in the …
Mission Sunday and Truth for Today World Mission School
By Tim Shoemaker Truth for Today World Mission School in Searcy, Arkansas, is a multi-faceted non-profit organization dedicated to world evangelism. Directed by Eddie Cloer, a professor of Bible and …
Mission Sunday and the Work in Belize
By Tim Shoemaker At the present time, the church here at Deerfoot is supporting three works in the nation of Belize. We are supporting two full-time ministers: Melvin Davis in …
MISSION SUNDAY and Jefferson Christian Academy
On May 7, Mission Sunday, all the money given will be used to support our congregation’s mission works. Thanks to the generous contribution given last year we have been able …
The Impact of Evangelism
By Tim Shoemaker For the past two weeks we have been discussing the work of the church and the impact it has on the church. We have talked about benevolence …
The Impact of Edification
By Tim Shoemaker The word “edification” is from the Greek word oikodome which denotes the act of building. It is a compound word oikos (house) and demo (to build) and …
The Impact of Benevolence
By Tim Shoemaker The meaning of benevolence is the “disposition to do good; kindliness; any act of kindness.” This is one of the things that God has always required of …