Providence is currently planning on planting a church in the Wakefield area of northeast Raleigh in the Spring of 2024. Below are frequently asked questions surrounding the topic of Church Planting. The first reason is driven by biblical precedent. When Jesus rose...
We know He can, we just don't know His plan.Roger and Janet Saul's life together was seemingly interrupted when Roger was diagnosed with a tumor that was growing out of his ear. They were shocked, and they weren't sure of what the outcome would be. But, what they knew...
What comes to mind when you think about why we are supposed to pray? Maybe you think of our need for God’s help or our duty as followers of Christ. These are certainly good reasons to pray, but prayer is also a way to enjoy the presence of God. Tim Keller, a pastor in...
It was a silent October morning as we left our campsite to catch the sunrise. I remember sitting on a rocky ledge while the moon still lit the sky. There were a handful of peaks in front of us. (I can hear it now, some of you who call the Rockies home are laughing...
What is Church Revitalization?Church revitalization refers to the process of renewing, reenergizing, and revitalizing a declining or struggling church congregation. A church revitalization is often undertaken when a church is facing prolonged challenges such as...
Think back to your days in grade school. Who would it be if you were given the opportunity to write a letter to one famous person? In fifth grade, I had an opportunity similar to this. Our teacher helped us develop our penmanship by letting us choose one...
If you are considering getting married at Providence, please feel free to look over the FAQs below. You can also submit the facility use request below and Lindsey Danforth will be in touch with you. You can contact her at [email protected] with any...
2 Timothy is Paul's final words of encouragement to his son in the faith. He's passing on what he's received from the Lord to encourage Timothy in the mission. Paul was activated in his ministry for Christ. How can we activate? If we are committing to extending...
Looming Danger 2020 has been a strange year. It started with a global pandemic, and now, we are in our second week of worldwide protests over racial inequality, racism and demands for changes in policing. Both of these issues have proven to be incredibly divisive....
Providence Young Adults welcomes 23 - 35-year-old individuals. We're a family of Life Groups who love helping others take their spiritual next step. Whether you're fresh out of college, recently married, or busy with little children, there is a place for you in our...
At Providence, we love making disciples by developing leaders. The following are three myths that we often encounter when challenging people to step up as leaders. Do any of these apply to you? Have you heard them yourself? Myth #1: “I need to have it all...
Life Group Leadership OverviewProvidence Life Groups exist to be warm communities, growing in the Bible, on God's mission. Our vision for groups is that they'd be a place of radical hospitality for both guests and long-time members. In addition to being a relationally...
Do you see the homeless on our streets ? Have you ever wanted to help but not sure how to be impactful ? Joining with one of our Ministry Partners might be the answer ! Homelessness doesn’t have a certain look. You may or may not notice the men, women and children...
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DECLARE YOUR NEW LIFE IN CHRIST. Every Christian has a testimony or story of God’s grace at work in his or her life and while many points regarding the circumstances of their salvation experience may vary, the common theme for every Christian is “Jesus Christ died for...
HAPPY FATHER'S DAYToday, the term “Father” can evoke a wide range of emotional responses, from deep and abiding affection to visceral anger to complete ambivalence. We all have opinions on what a dad is and isn’t. We all have experiences, good and bad, that shape...
When a church proposes the possibility of incurring debt we examine what the Bible says about borrowing money. Below are six questions and answers that will help guide your thinking about what the Bible has to say about this important topic. Question 1: What is a...
The Worthy Mentor Program is designed to connect local churches with vulnerable women. Some of these women may be walking through unexpected pregnancy healing from abortion struggling with other circumstances Using a holistic model of care, Worthy church partners...
In January of 2022, we joined a ministry partner, (RHPs) Refugee Hope Partners and several other churches in an outreach to Afghan Refugees temporarily placed in a hotel down the street from Providence. Now, those families are dispersed into homes and communities...
We all need wisdom...especially when it comes to raising a family. The Providence Family Discipleship Team has put together a list of resources to partner with parents in sharing the goal of discipleship between church and home.Family Worship by Donald S. WhitneyA...
40 million Americans struggle with some form of chronic anxiety. Every generation is 3x more likely to struggle with anxiety than their parents. Life is anxious for us all at different degrees, and when we face the stress that whips up the waters of our hearts,...
One of the bittersweet experiences of being connected together occurs when love leads us to feel and carry one another’s pain. Many in our church family recently tasted this when a little boy named Graham went home to be with the Lord. I cannot fathom a deeper pain....
My Experience Growing up in California, my earliest memories of elementary school buddies include Sean Taylor. Sean was funny, smart, athletic...and African American. That just didn’t matter. Like two kids playing catch as warplanes fly overhead, neither of us was...
This January marks the 45th anniversary of the infamous Roe V. Wade decision by the Supreme Court to legalize abortion in the United States. During these 45 years, nearly 60 million little lives have been taken under the protection of this law*. As a Christian seeking...
This article summarizes a few truths from our sermon series, Building Blocks of the Family and lays a foundation of how we can process and think through the issues of manhood and womanhood. There was a time in our culture when biblical teaching on gender identity...
I am aware that some will not finish reading what I am about to write. Some will dismiss it due to length; others by the sadness or personal regret it evokes. Some who are tired of the cultural debate may set it aside as one more voice on an already crowded stage....
The number of refugee families calling the Triangle home is steadily growing and our community has become an opportunity to REACH the Nations by Serving our City at our backdoor. Since 2007 RHPs has served our new neighbors with the love of Christ. Their Mission:...
Pornography may be one of the most dangerous things in the world facing the modern church. While it is enjoyed in private by a shocking number of people, it is not a struggle for a disturbed few. It is a challenge for people globally, and many church-going Christians...
One day while teaching a curious crowd, Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 7:21). I find it hard to imagine a more sobering sentence....
In January of 2019, on the 46th anniversary of Roe V. Wade, legislators in New York passed a law protecting a woman’s right to have a late-term abortion. Millions took to social media to offer their praise or protest. As I read numerous reactions, a question came to...
There are no words more important to understand the purpose of life than those that open the Bible. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth...God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds...Then...
It should catch our attention that less than two full chapters into the Bible, God includes a remarkable and perhaps frightening declaration, “It is not good for man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). This declaration comes in stark contrast to every other declaration...
Why do I feel so down? “Why do I feel so down?” If you have ever asked this question, you are not alone. The psalmist who wrote Psalms 42 and 43 asked this question. He asks it this way, “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?” Most of...
Critical Race Theory (CRT) has been taught in universities for years, but its impact on public policy was limited until recently. The precepts of CRT have now flowed outside the universities, affecting K-12 schools, workplaces, federal and state government, military,...
We have a dilemma. On one hand, we know it’s wrong to be silent when seeing injustice. For example, if you were to see a child dragged on the floor by her hair, crying, and bleeding, it would be wrong to be silent, even if at some point you had previously decried the...
The political division can feel so oppressive these days, but for those of us who know Christ, this is our moment to shine. As the country trembles over the outcome and aftermath of the election, we get to demonstrate the peace of belonging to a “kingdom that cannot...
It is interesting to me to think about Thanksgiving in America in 2022. I hear people on TV and on the radio talking about thanksgiving, but they make no mention of God. Who is everyone thanking? Psalm 100 makes it clear that our thanks should be directed to God. 1...
Our trip leader to Toronto told us that our trip wouldn’t have a specific project or thing we would accomplish, but we would instead be spending our time serving Trinity Life Church and its pastors and families. This made me a little nervous, because I'd never...
Whether looking for employment or for a reliable employee, Providence Church Jobseekers ministry is here to help. We have established a Providence Jobseekers community utilizing WorkerSpring that will help connect jobseekers and employers. WorkerSpring will...
Over the summer I heard God calling me to serve as an intern with Jordan Griffin for A Perfect Injustice (API). I could have spent my summer doing anything other than volunteering my time, but it was clear to me there was a reason God wanted me to get to know the...
The quaint villages that dot the countryside of Serbia with their women heading to market on bicycles and men rumbling by on tractors have a timeless simplicity. As we pulled into the village we would call home for the week, I wondered if the cultural differences and...
The entire team, including myself, was surprised by the overall apathy the people of Amsterdam had to all things God related. It seemed almost everyone simply never thought about God or what would happen after death. On day four of our trip, we found ourselves at...
Our team spent a week in a community just outside of Boston running a sports camp for children with a partner church. One of those children at the camp, Abraham, was a fourth grader who had almost no experience with sports, but he was a thoughtful and quiet learner....
I remember the first time I shared with a stranger about a big secret in my life. I was young, in college, and worked part-time at a bookstore. A customer approached me one day and asked if I knew of a book that could help her with depression. Much to my own surprise,...
On Friday, June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) announced their decision to redefine marriage in all 50 states. With marriage being the most foundational building block to the home and society, I imagine the impact will be broad....
Marriage is a gift that God graciously gives to His people. Here we want to consider two truths about marriage and two ways we can celebrate the gift of marriage in our confused world today. Marriage is rooted in a complementarian understanding of gender. God designed...
How can we think about the issue of sex and how does the gospel specifically address the issue of sexual sin? Regrettably, all of us know the bitter taste of sexual failure in one way or another. Thankfully, God is a healer and restorer. In order to understand how the...
Here at Providence we are passionate about those who have little to no access to the story of Jesus. The gap between those who know Him and those who do not is something we strive to close. What is a people group? An ethnolinguistic group with a common self-identity...
We desire to empower and resource woman to deepen their relationships with Christ through opportunities for diligent prayer and the study of the Scriptures. Together we can encourage and love each other as we reach for the goal that God has set before us. Together we...
One of the most challenging and humbling things about leading and discipling the next generation is discerning and affirming saving faith in our kids. One of the most precious and important things for a parent is praying, sharing, and leading our kids to understand...
Providence’s Library provides resources and services to advance learning about God, stimulate Christian growth, enrich worship experiences, and enable the ministry of members and leaders of our church in their obedience to the Great Commission. A wide selection of...
Boston, [email protected] Peters is the lead pastor at City on a Hill Church - Brighton in Boston, MA. He and his wife, Emily, and two daughters feel called to minister to the people of Brighton, which they now call home. Prayer Requests Pray...
Passivity Is A Product of the Fall Let’s be honest, Adam dropped the ball. When God created him, He gifted Adam with purpose. The fact is, both man and woman were made God’s representatives on the earth, image bearers of the Creator, with characteristics that only...
The Providence Leadership Institute is intended to provide Biblical leadership training and mentoring for both pastoral and lay ministry leadership. The Institute includes 6 areas of leadership training: Ministry Residency, Ministry Internships, Advanced Christian...
If you are a missionary and need a place to stay when you are resting in the states, we can help Providence offers two homes for missionaries to use for a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of a year at a time. People who have been sent out or are currently supported...
Jesus came not to be served, but to serve. As His followers, we are to extend His love and mercy to the brokenhearted, impoverished, and unbelieving people in our communities. There is great joy in taking the love, grace, and mercy that God has lavished upon us...
Backi Petrova, [email protected]. Dr. Ondrej Franka was born in Serbia (former Yugoslavia) and was discipled by an American missionary. He went to Bible College and then returned to be a missionary to his own people. While serving the local community...
Providence Kids exists to partner with parents as the church and the home share the goal of discipleship. This is the one shared goal we have together, believing that church and home are better together. But what do we mean when we say we “partner with parents”? And...
Looking for a way to leverage your Summer? Want to learn more about who God is & what He’s up to all over the world? Then join us for the Summer Reach Project! Summer Reach is an 8 week internship through Providence Church where you will receive intentional...
In recent years, movements such as ‘critical race theory,’ ‘intersectionality,’ ‘queer theory,’ and ‘social justice’ have become very popular. These movements, which are rapidly shaping modern thought, law, education, and entertainment, draw from an older...
Romans 10:1-17 Today we conclude our series, “Did God Really Say,” looking at God’s design for human flourishing, the confusion that exists when we reject those designs, and then God’s path for restoration. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth”...
Isaiah 58:1-14 Today we continue our series, “Did God Really Say,” looking at God’s design for human flourishing, the confusion that exists when we reject those designs in areas such as authority, sanctity of life, race, gender, sexuality, personal responsibility,...
Genesis 1:1; Ezekiel 18:1-32; Romans 3:23-26 Today we continue our series, “Did God Really Say,” looking at God’s design for human flourishing, the confusion that exists in areas of authority, sanctity of life, race, gender, sexuality, responsibility, justice, and...
Genesis 1:28; 2:25; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Today we continue our series, “Did God Really Say,” looking at God’s good design in all that he created, the confusion that exists in areas of authority, the sanctity of life, race, gender, sexuality, personal responsibility,...
The Advent season is a unique time for Christians to prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, the coming King. This 25-day devotional guide written by Pastor Brian Frost will walk you through the grand narrative of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation, revealing key...
One of the things we say often in Providence Kids is that the best discipleship of kids at Providence happens outside of our kids’ spaces and not inside of them. Simply put, your kids spend more time outside of the church building than inside of the church building....
Genesis 1:26-27; Ephesians 2:13-22; Revelation 7:9-10 Today we continue our series, “Did God Really Say,” looking at God’s design for human flourishing, the confusion that exists in areas of authority, sanctity of life, race, gender, sexuality, responsibility,...
Genesis 1:25-27; Jeremiah 1:5 Today we continue our series, “Did God Really Say,” looking at God’s design for human flourishing, the brokenness that exists in areas of authority, life, race, gender, sexuality, responsibility, and justice, and then God’s path for...
The monthly prayer guide offers daily prayer points and scripture reading. Prayer points focus on what's going on at Providence as well as missionaries and church planters Providence supports. Download the PDF or sign up to receive a daily email below.
We have one home that is always available to Providence for booking and one other home that is available to us to rent on a short-term basis. Once we receive your housing application, we will contact you about the housing options open to you. We will be honored...
At Providence, we believe that reading the Bible is an essential part of our spiritual growth and understanding of God's word. That's why we've created a daily reading program that allows us to read through the Bible together. By following this program, we read...
The number one cause of car accidents in the US is distractions. We eat, text, and daydream all while driving and by giving attention to these distractions, we put ourselves and others around us in danger. The reality is that distractions don’t just keep us from...
The odds are good that fasting has come across your radar in the past month or so, whether it be through scrolling Instagram or reading your Bible. What was once considered a spiritual practice and maybe even a foreign concept to many is now becoming more commonplace...
What is a church? That is the question we have been attempting to answer this semester in Providence Kids on Sunday Nights. The Greek word for church in the New Testament is this word “Ekklesia.” It means an assembly. The church is the called out ones. We are called...
What is saving faith and how do you assess it in your kids’ lives? I love this definition of saving faith: “Saving faith is faith that not only knows and comprehends the facts about the gospel of Jesus Christ but also trusts in the person and work of Jesus Christ...
‘Social justice’ is a term that suffers from competing definitions and interpretations. From a distance, the term echoes noble desires in the human heart for righteousness and justice to sweep over society. Such are the visions we are led to imagine when Isaiah...
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. – Galatians 6:2 Look up the definition of “burden” and you’ll find descriptions like “duty; responsibility; something oppressive or worrisome; the bearing of a load; capacity for carrying cargo.” Despite...
We are all guilty. We think that if we can deny our sin, we can find peace, but that is a lie. How do we avoid becoming overwhelmed by guilt? How can we be washed of all our sins? How is it possible that sin can just be blotted out? It is only by the cross. Our sin is...
Despair is the feeling of hopelessness and anguish that leads us to say, “My soul is full of troubles” (Psalm 88:3). Despair is dangerous because it tempts us to settle, sin, or self-harm for relief. When feeling hopeless, many compromise, many turn to self-numbing...
When we are bereaved by death, devastated by divorce, disowned by a family, broken by a break-up, rejected by a friend, discarded by a boss, and we look to God only to hear/see no help; this is what it means to feel forsaken. And yet, Jesus endured utmost loss to...
Fear is what we feel when facing the threat of harm, and we live in such a scary world, it can feel like fear is taking over our life. Nothing changes the tide of fear in our lives like knowing and remember who God is and that God is with us always. Even when we are...
Genesis 3:1-6 Today we begin a new series, entitled, “Did God Really Say?” We are going to examine the foundations God designed for human flourishing, the brokenness and confusion that exists in areas such as authority, life’s sanctity, race, gender, sexuality,...
Psalm 42 is a psalm I come to again and again. The cries of the psalmist, longing for God, and his downcast soul that must be commanded to find hope in the true source of hope always grabs me. I can’t get over this chapter. And nestled right in the middle is this...
This article highlights a few details concerning the background of the church the apostle Paul planted in the ancient city of Ephesus. Cities have always played critical roles in the history of the world. Jerusalem is the city where Jesus gave his life as the world’s...
