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Training Workshop in Brazil
June 18, 2013
On Friday our pastors and church planters will attend a training workshop in Porto Alegre, Brazil. We are excited that the Brazilian leadership of Living Bread Brazil have organized this event and prepared seminars for those who are investing their lives in ministry to the poor. [READ MORE]
Summer 2013 Newsletter
June 11, 2013
As our ministry continues to grow, we are excited to share about lives that are changed through the work of our church plants. Pastor Ubiratan faithfully serves the community in Vila Planalto, and shares about the growth in the youth ministry at his church. [READ MORE]
The Brazilian Church is Capturing the Vision
June 5, 2013
At the end of May the leadership team of Living Bread Brazil (MPV) as well as each of our church planters attended the 78th annual meeting of the Rio Grande do Sul state convention of the Brazilian Baptist Convention (BBC). It was a great time of encouragement to them all, especially when they were invited to join the BBC church planters on stage so that they could all be prayed over. [READ MORE]
Wrestling with God Interview
May 6, 2013
Below is an interview Patrick did with Scott Blair from Grapplers Church. They discuss church planting, missions, discipleship, getting punched in the face, and much more. I hope you find it helpful as you seek to serve King Jesus. [READ MORE]
Persecution and Redeemed Families
May 1, 2013
In this audio segment Patrick and Barbara Hubbard discuss the difficulty many among the global poor face when they seek to follow Christ. They also describe how the gospel brings restoration to families and communities. [READ MORE]
Our Church Planting Strategy
April 29, 2013
In this audio segment Patrick Hubbard, our Founder and President, discusses our strategy for planting churches among the global poor. He explains the importance of planting churches led by community residents and how an attractional model adopted by outside churches is ineffective. [READ MORE]
Living Bread Thailand - Leadership Team Bio
April 26, 2013
We are in the process of establishing Living Bread Thailand (LBT). This is a Thai led ministry that we will partner with to plant churches among the global poor in Asia. As the Board of Directors for LBT is finalized we will share a brief bio on each of the members. Below is the first of these bios. [READ MORE]
Life Among the Poor in Northeast Brazil
April 22, 2013
This is a very moving testimony from a young woman who grew up in Cabrobo, Brazil. She shares what life is like among the poor in this small city in Northeast Brazil. She was able to escape poverty and build a life for herself and her son in the United States. Understanding that this was an act of God's grace, she is compelled to help us raise the money to plant a church in Cabrobo. [READ MORE]
Baptisms in Vila Planalto
April 8, 2013
Our church plant among the urban poor in the community of Planalto continues to grow. Through youth ministry, free English classes, guitar lessons, and sports ministry we are impacting the youth throughout the community. Recently, we held a baptism service and baptized two teen girls who recently came to know Jesus as their Lord. [READ MORE]
Church Plant Update - Torres
April 3, 2013
Things are going well at our church plant in the city of Torres in southern Brazil. The church is ministering in a comprehensive way in their community. They have Sunday school and two worship services on Sundays and they have in home prayer and worship services on Wednesdays. They have also formed a choreography group for the youth to participate in the worship services. [READ MORE]
The Church at Work: Tereza's Story
March 28, 2013
Listen to this testimony of the Lord's work in Tereza's life and how he used his church to care for her during her last days! [READ MORE]
Fear Not Little Flock
March 25, 2013
Our founder, Patrick Hubbard, recently preached this message from Luke 12:22-34 at Living Word Baptist Church, in Forest Virginia. He addresses the issue of worry and why a Christian has no need to worry. [READ MORE]
The Church at Work: Ana's Story
March 21, 2013
Listen to this testimony of how a church plant among the urban poor in Brazil is caring for Ana and her children! [READ MORE]
Church Planting Project in Northeast Brazil
March 15, 2013
My name is Leidiane, and I am from Cabrobo, Brazil. Many of my family still live there today. Within the past year, God has clearly laid it on my heart to reach out to not only my family, but also so many others that are in great need of physical and spiritual care. I want to share a little of my own story about how God delivered me from such poverty so one day I would be able to help the people of Cabrobo. [READ MORE]
Human Trafficking and Church Planting
March 11, 2013
Human trafficking is the largest humanitarian crisis facing the church today. We truly believe church planting among the global poor must be central in our efforts to fight this horrendous evil. Below is a link to a guest post our founder Patrick Hubbard did on Nathan Creitz's blog. [READ MORE]
First Baby Dedication
March 8, 2013
Recently our church plant in the Porto Alegre neighborhood of Vila Planalto had the privilege of doing their first baby dedication. The baby’s name was David, and the church held a special service just for his dedication. [READ MORE]
Serving Christ While Serving Cupcakes…
February 25, 2013
Three years ago, I began my cake and cupcake business, “Tutu Sweet”. We specialize in gourmet cupcakes and custom cakes. God grew my business and, about a year ago, gave me a desire to make it a ministry. The decision to turn TuTu Sweet into a ministry stemmed from a desire that God placed in my heart to be obedient to Him and to build my life around things with eternal value. [READ MORE]
Planting Missional Churches Among the Global Poor
February 11, 2013
In this short video our founders Patrick and Barbara Hubbard discuss our vision for planting missional churches among the global poor. They also address how we believe we can impact human trafficking through church planting among the poor and needy. [READ MORE]
A Truth For Every Generation
February 7, 2013
As I get older and experience more of our common faith in Christ, I am increasingly convinced of the central, essential importance of the church in the believer’s life. This is not a new discovery, though it may be “new” to many of us in respect to our experience and belief as revealed by our daily actions and ways of life. I mean to say that I have lived much of my life the way millions of other Americans (and Westerners) have lived theirs: individualistically. This individualism has crept its way slowly and steadily into our worldviews... [READ MORE]
Living Bread Thailand: We Are Getting Close
February 1, 2013
In October we announced that we are expanding our church planting efforts into Asia. Since then we have been working diligently to launch Living Bread Thailand and are getting very close to seeing this vision become a reality. [READ MORE]
He Has Made Us One
January 30, 2013
We are excited to announce our partnership with Nathan White. Nathan is a great musician and theologian. We are partnering with him for his debut CD, He Has Made Us One. Nathan has been examining his understanding of the church and mission and this has resulted in a very profound CD that we believe will lead the church into a deeper understanding of what it means to be the body of Christ. [READ MORE]
Living Bread Bloggers
January 24, 2013
Are you a blogger? If so, we would like for you to become an Living Bread Blogger! What exactly is a Living Bread Blogger? I'm glad you asked. A LB Blogger is an advocate for missional church planting among the global poor, someone who partners with us to use their blog as a tool to cast a vision for our work. This is important because there is a huge deficit of church planting among the global poor and we believe it is an integral part in dealing with poverty and its results not the least of which is human trafficking. [READ MORE]
Ministry Update - Vila Nova
January 24, 2013
Igreja Batista Viva (IBV) in Vila Nova, is the first church we planted in southern Brazil. It is our most established church and serves as the mother church to our other church plants. Last year was a busy year for the body of Christ at IBV. [READ MORE]
Ministry Update - Vila Safira
January 17, 2013
Our church plant in Vila Safira had a difficult 2012. The founding pastor had to resign the church which was a difficult blow to the people. By God's grace the church endured and has come to love their new pastor and his family. Pastor Alexsandro and his family have settled in and have made great progress in gaining the trust of the people and building relationships. [READ MORE]
Ministry Update - Torres
January 15, 2013
Last February we launched our church plant in the community of Guarita in the city of Torres in southern Brazil. Pastor Artenio, remembers how suspicious the people were when they first arrived. They wondered how long he and his family would stay and serve the community. He says the people hold the view that good things only last for a short time in their lives. However, after nearly a year of ministry the community has grown more trusting of them and the church. [READ MORE]
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