Tired of buying toys that break, sweaters that are never worn, and cookware that is returned because it doesn’t match what someone already has too much of? Consider giving non-traditional Christmas gifts this year. The joy of giving can be magnified when the gift truly impacts the lives of others. In this article we will…
What IF?
This is the very question that the new UPCI Innovation Fellows (IF) program is working to answer. Cohorts of Fellows, who are experts inside our movement are paired with executives at UPCI headquarters to tackle big, hairy problems that have a direct impact on our mission. Fellows leverage key principles of design thinking,…
In my home church, I lead a small group discipleship course in which I introduce the lesson by asking all the participants to share their greatest fear. It’s often fun to learn about what causes different people to feel afraid. For some people enclosed spaces, or snakes, or spiders can cause them to be completely…
The United Pentecostal Foundation has been established to encourage, promote, facilitate, and motivate the making and granting of gifts and to provide financial education and investment services for the long-term stability and growth of the UPCI. One of the many tools the Foundation offers is endowments/scholarships. Our districts, ministries, schools, churches and individuals are recognizing…
Dropping out of school at 16 years old to have her first child put Renee* into a tail-spin of reactionary decisions and unhealthy relationships. She didn’t mean to make unhealthy choices. She was just trying to survive one day to the next. Although she never embraced a lifestyle of drugs and alcohol, she found herself…
1 Timothy 5:8 (KJV)
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
As soon as your first child is born, everything changes, and they become the highest level of responsibility in life. Suddenly, you and your…
The discovery of one’s purpose can be realized in the observation of one’s talents, skills, and abilities. Yet sometimes, it takes a wake-up call for that purpose to be embraced.
For me, it was at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon in 2002 while I was a volunteer youth director at our church and a…
We’ve all complained about it…time, or the lack thereof. We’ve all said things like; “There’s just not enough hours in the day.” We often accuse time of being an enemy to our success. “If I just had a few more hours in the day, I could ________________.” Fill in the blank with whatever efforts you…
What is affluence? The dictionary says affluence is an “abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth.”1 We often believe that others have it better than we do, therefore we couldn’t be caught up in the affluence of this world. Yet, we have more expensive clothes and technology, drive nicer cars, and live…
The Christmas rush and bustle are safely behind us and 2019 has begun to settle in. You may be finding yourself in over your head from holiday spending though as reality settles in and the bills arrive.
The American dream is to have everything we desire. That dream turns into a nightmare though when we…