http://livingministry.org/blog Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:14:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://livingministry.org/blog/01/12/news/what-we-have-learned/ http://livingministry.org/blog/01/12/news/what-we-have-learned/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:08:42 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1997 “I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw” Proverbs 24:32 10 years of ministry teaches you a lot of things. As L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry embraces 2012, this will mark our 10th year of ministry to Pittsburgh’s homeless. In that time span, we have encountered nearly 9000 homeless and needy, 3000 volunteers, and 1300 donors. And to think, all of this began because of a few college students who loved Jesus and who weren’t content standing on the sideline! You can only imagine all of the ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/01/12/news/what-we-have-learned/feed/ 0 http://livingministry.org/blog/12/15/news/alive-2011/ http://livingministry.org/blog/12/15/news/alive-2011/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:50:44 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1982 On Saturday, November 19th, L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry held the 9th annual ALIVE festival. This year, God blessed every part of the event. From the absolutely perfect weather, to 300 excited volunteers, God was glorified as men, women, and children were given the opportunity to experience Jesus Christ’s abundant life. ALIVE is our best and most fun event for several reasons. First, it is Pittsburgh’s largest gathering for the homeless. Secondly, it is great way to break stereotypes that volunteers have and to get over 300 people engaged in serving the homeless. ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/12/15/news/alive-2011/feed/ 0 http://livingministry.org/blog/12/15/news/2011-a-year-in-pictures/ http://livingministry.org/blog/12/15/news/2011-a-year-in-pictures/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:14:32 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1970 2011 has been a remarkable year for the ministry. Click to check out some pictures of some of the things we did this year. ]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/12/15/news/2011-a-year-in-pictures/feed/ 0 http://livingministry.org/blog/09/14/news/touching-heaven-at-alive-2011/ http://livingministry.org/blog/09/14/news/touching-heaven-at-alive-2011/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:03:31 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1907 Join us for Pittsburgh’s largest celebration for the homeless on Saturday, November 19th in Allegheny Commons Park! ]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/09/14/news/touching-heaven-at-alive-2011/feed/ 0 http://livingministry.org/blog/09/03/projectlife/trusting-god-in-a-land-of-dry-bones/ http://livingministry.org/blog/09/03/projectlife/trusting-god-in-a-land-of-dry-bones/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:16:03 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1866
Project L.I.F.E. has been rolling along now for 4 months, and both Rob and Eric have shown tremendous transformation in their lives. One Tuesday night, Rob led Bible Study at Pleasant Valley Shelter, and shared his testimony as it related to the Dry Bones story in Ezekiel 37. Here is both what Rob and Eric had to say about that passage and its significance in their lives. The past year was very hard for me. I was a Christian and I was doing very well, but then I wandered off. ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/09/03/projectlife/trusting-god-in-a-land-of-dry-bones/feed/ 0 http://livingministry.org/blog/09/03/news/2011-carwash-is-coming/ http://livingministry.org/blog/09/03/news/2011-carwash-is-coming/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:57:02 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1860 On Saturday, September 10th, the ministry held it’s annual carwash fundraiser. As you know, or goal was to garner $50 per car in donations, and we actually ended up around $67 per car! Thank you goes out to our volunteers who came out and enabled us to wash an amazing 178 cars! Thank you also goes out to all who made sponsorships and those who had their cars washed. If you made a financial commitment towards the carwash, you can send your donation in to the following address: L.I.V..I.N.G. Ministry 2536 ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/09/03/news/2011-carwash-is-coming/feed/ 0 http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/women-of-faith-conference-partners-with-the-ministry/ http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/women-of-faith-conference-partners-with-the-ministry/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:40:02 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1849
Women of Faith Conference has contacted L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry offering us an exciting opportunity! For every ticket we sell for their conference, $20 of the ticket price goes directly to L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry, helping us to continue to serve Pittsburgh’s homeless. If you, some friends, or your small group, are interested in attending the Women of Faith Conference and you **do not yet** have your ticket, we have tickets at a discounted price, even if you buy only one! Groups of 10 or more get 2 free tickets! Groups of 25 or more ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/08/10/news/women-of-faith-conference-partners-with-the-ministry/feed/ 0 http://livingministry.org/blog/07/27/projectlife/project-l-i-f-e-starts-back-up/ http://livingministry.org/blog/07/27/projectlife/project-l-i-f-e-starts-back-up/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:46:25 +0000 Charles Chapman http://livingministry.org/blog/?p=1828
Over the past 9 weeks we have restarted our discipleship program, Project L.I.F.E! Project L.I.F.E. is our 9-month residential discipleship program for homeless men. Over the last 10 months, we have been praying and seeking how we might improve this program. The previous run was great, but focused too much on physical needs, and didn’t train the men effectively in ways that produced measurable spiritual growth. This time, we have shortened the length of the program to 4 months of intense meeting, and no longer provide housing (we help them ...]]> http://livingministry.org/blog/07/27/projectlife/project-l-i-f-e-starts-back-up/feed/ 0