Shakopee Team Project

Renew Community Church is still alive and kicking!
It has been quite a while since we have posted updates and prayer requests. We have been finding the balance again.
Renew has moved to our new location. It has been filled with the joys and stresses of any new venture and any new relationship. We feel more at [...]

Happy May-time to you all!
Spring always seems like a huge hug from God, like a worldwide reminder that He loves us so much.  Today I was planting our family garden with my oldest son and watching his excitement as we transplanted the seedlings that have been growing in our living room window.  We grew those [...]

Dear Prayer Team,
Renew is the midst of some very large changes.  These last few months have been difficult, challenging and a little foggy as we’ve waited on the Lord and prayed for His guidance.  We have a clearer picture of what will happen with Renew over the next few months:  Renew’s staff will be cut [...]

Dear Prayer Team,
Fast.  No, I am not speaking of Olympic short track speed skating or any other Olympic event for that matter, though it has been fun to watch!  I am speaking of the Biblical word, fast: a period of abstention or self-denial.  This is a key word around Renew right now.  We are in the [...]

Dear Prayer Team,
It is very difficult to send out prayer requests on the heels of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.  As Renew met for prayer Thursday night, the cry of every person’s heart was for the people of Haiti and the real pain and misery that was continuing there even as we met for prayer [...]

Dear Prayer Team,
Thanksgiving is placed in such a wonderful part of the year, isn’t it?  Just when the scenery is becoming drab and the gray days run into each other, we get this incredible reason to remember all the blessings God has given us and share that thankfulness with those around us. 
As our Time To Pray [...]

Dear Prayer Team,
October has been a prayer emphasis month for Renew.  On October 4, we had a prayer retreat for the adults of the founding families (Breiners, Perrys and Segebartts.  It was a great time to spend some focused time in prayer and remember how our journey began, almost four years ago to the day, [...]

Dear Prayer Team,
There is something so exciting and energizing about the autumn.  I’m not sure what it is, maybe memories of the start of school, the cooler mornings and evenings, the sound of a flock of geese passing overhead, the beautiful colors everywhere you turn, but I always feel like I’m ready for any adventure. 
Renew [...]

Dear Prayer Team,
This last week in our family worship minute, we’ve been reading through Psalm 136, where the phrase ‘His love endures forever’, repeats after every statement.  As I was teaching our son the phrase it hit me that this is not meant to be read in a somber fashion but shouted out in joy, ‘Hey [...]

Dear Prayer Team,
We had a great time at the conference, presenting to church members from all over Minnesota.  We were grateful for the time to get to know and establish relationships with so many wonderful people.  Thank you for your prayers for us during that time.  We ask for continued prayer for the participants as [...]