Plan to stay Thursday afternoon! Global Harvest is hosting a post-conference afternoon called “Stirred-up for action.” Come and collaborate for global mission, fellowship, hear stories from Global Leaders and Global Workers—be challenged by and encouraged about all God is doing around the world.

Cost is $35.

Early Bird conference registration + Global Harvest is $360.

We are heading into the fourth and final week of Advent! Check out Rod's video and get "stirred up" for what's to come!

We recently came across a full series of lectures by J. Edwin Orr on the Great Awakenings and revivals in America and the UK from 1700 onward.

J. Edwin Orr was one of the foremost experts on revival and awakening from the past one hundred years. Billy Graham wrote the forward to one of his books. These lectures were given at Jack Hayford’s church, Church on the Way, in Van Nuys, California in 1981. The production quality is low, but the content is pure gold!

We were blessed to have our Regional Directors and their spouses join us at our office Christmas party! This group is such a joy to work with, and we are grateful to serve together as a team.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new program, designed and developed by ACOP’s Leadership Development team! This is a free resource for individuals aged 13-22 (ish) designed to build their leadership abilities and launch them into ministry opportunities

RAMP (Rooted – Activated – Mentored – Prepared) is a three-step program that combines learning with practical application. Participants will work through six videos on discipleship and activating their leadership abilities, followed by an opportunity to discuss what they’ve learned with a cohort. From there, they will get the chance to put what they’ve learned into practice and serve in their community.

Check out acopramp.ca or watch the video below for more information!

Gospel Gold

There was a man (who was a believer), though he did not walk strong in his faith. We saw the Lord begin to do a work in this man's life. Over time, the truth of what he was reading in the Word and experiencing began to change how he was living. The Lord is continuing to work in this man's life and he is a completely different person than he was a year ago!

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."—1 Corinthians 1:18

Holiday Hours

The ACOP National Office will be closed from December 24 to January 2 for the holidays.

During this time, our staff will periodically review emails and phone messages. If you have a question or concern, please don’t hesitate to reach out—we’ll respond as we’re able.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

God’s love undergirds the whole story of the Bible: creation, fall, redemption, and the ongoing process of restoration.

It might seem a little odd to begin our reflection on Advent love all the way back in Genesis 1, but we need to remember that God’s loving plan for us started with his very first act of creation. Out of nothing, God called forth light. He separated land from the sea, created the sun, moon, and stars, and all the creatures of earth, but the the pinnacle of his creation was humanity. He created us in his own image and made us to love and be loved.

Today, we look back and remember that first advent. We see God’s promise of redemption fulfilled and we know that a new era of God’s restoration has been ushered in. But what are we called to do now as we wait upon the second advent of Jesus Christ? The answer is simple. We are to do what Christ does, love. When his critics tried to test him, asking which commandment is the greatest, Jesus answered “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” And so this Advent, let us ask how we can love God and love our neighbor more fully, so that we might fulfill the call of Jesus Christ.

Advent Love, Today Daily Devotional, 2018.

"In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." -1 John 4:9-10 ESV

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