Easter is the greatest of all Christian seasons. We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and his victory over sin and death.
Author: The Sword of the Spirit
In Memory of Steve Clark, a Mentor and a Brother
– by Jean Barbara I was sitting in my daughter’s living room with three of my grandchildren aged six, nine and eleven when I started writing this eulogy. They asked me who it was about, and when I told them, they said they had never heard of Steve Clark. One day, if one or all […]
Safeguarding report from Lathrop GPM
In 2020, the International Executive Council of the Sword of the Spirit and the Servants of the Word jointly commissioned an independent external review to provide input on what we need to learn and improve in the area of safeguarding and in our leadership culture. The Review was tasked both to recommend ways for SOS […]
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024
January 18-25, 2024 You shall love the Lord your God … and your neighbor as yourself Luke 10:27 Contents Introduction The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an important week for us as we seek to live more fully our ecumenical call in the Sword of the Spirit. Each year the Lord uses it in […]
ENC Leaders Convocation 2023
In September 2023 the leaders of the European Network of Communities gathered in Croatia for a 3 day conference that takes place every second year. The event’s purpose is to gather leaders and help strengthen their relationship with God and with one another. Andy Pettman from the Sword of the Spirit was invited to participate. […]
Strategic Partnership Agreement with Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals
We are pleased to inform you that on 1st August 2023, the Sword of the Spirit has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Philippines-based Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP). BCBP was founded in 1980, initially as an outreach of Manila-based Ligaya Ng Panginoon (Joy of the Lord) Community and has since become an independent […]
Strategic Partnership Meeting Report
– by Dominic Mc Dermott (European Network of Communities) Four Community Networks agreed to get together in London for three days from 18-20th July 2023 to take the next steps in forming a global Strategic Partnership. We did so as a response to the Spirit’s prompting that this is God’s prophetic work among us for […]
Sword of the Spirit History Letter
A perspective on our history The following letter was developed by a group of men and women leaders in the North American region of the Sword of the Spirit. The letter contains some thoughts on our history and some of the changes we have made in our approaches over the past thirty years. This letter does […]
Regional Worship Leaders Conference in Colombia
– by Juan C. Aragón At the beginning of June 2023 we had the sixth edition of the Gathering of Worship Leaders of the Iberoamerican Region (EMRIA). The theme of this retreat was ‘La parte que me toca’ (the part that is given to me) which referred both to our role as servants of worship […]