Author: Dave Kimberly

January 2021 Officers’ Minutes

Ohio Association 4C’s Officer Meeting January 13, 2021 Bob Evans, Wooster, Ohio Secretary Report The OA officers descended upon Bob Evans for a winter officer meeting.  Present:  John Hood, Moderator; David Dake, Jonathan Cheatham, and Donna Edsall, secretary.  Also special…

Fall 2020 Ohio Association Meeting

October 27, 2020 First Congregational Church, Lodi John Hood, Moderator, opened the meeting. David Dake, pastor of First Congregational church, gave an opening message on the goodness of God commenting on Psalm 118. We also sang two hymns. The morning…

September 2020 Officers’ Minutes

Ohio Association 4C’s Officer Meeting September 9,2020 Bob Evans, Wooster, Ohio Secretary Report The OA officers gathered at Bob Evans for a fall officer meeting.  Present:  John Hood, Moderator; David Dake, Jonathan Cheatham, Steve Clifford, David Kimberly, Donna Edsall, and…

2020 Spring Meeting Minutes

May 26, 2020  Ganges Community Church, Shelby, Ohio Attendance:  About 21 John Hood, Moderator, opened the meeting.  Jim Marshall, the pastor of Ganges, offered introductory comments and prayer.  Phil and Stephanie Ross led the group in song. The morning address…

The Power of Praise

When Joanne and I were in Nepal this past February, one of the missionaries there told the story of a friend of his who is a Nepali believer.  The Nepali was worshipping in a church of about 40 Christian believers…

Needed Support for Pastors

The purpose of the Barnabas Ministry is to bring Biblically-based, Spirit empowered prayer, encouragement and support to those proclaiming the Gospel in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, unto the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).   Towards fulfilling this purpose, I…

Encouragement & support for pastors

To date, as Barnabas Ministry Pastor for the Ohio Association, I have conducted 13 one-on-one surveys of 4C’s pastors, as an initial step towards offering support and encouragement for Ohio 4C’s and possibly other pastors.  One of the pastors asked…