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. […]
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 […]
– 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 […]
– 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 […]
– by Raúl Ríos In order to be better prepared to respond to current realities, Incienso de Dios (Xalapa, Mexico) and 6 other communities held the “Power from on High” retreat where more than 300 brothers and sisters gathered at Casa de la Iglesia “Nuestra Señora de la Paz”, on March 25th and 26th, 2023. […]
Don Schwager, editor of the Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations, provides an example of how to drink in the words of the Lord, and gives us an opportunity to consider our own inner disposition.
“Why is it that when we speak to God we are said to be praying, but when God speaks to us we are said to be schizophrenic?” —Lily Tomlin
The free gift of the Holy Spirit is the result of Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven where he reigns with the Father in glory. The Father poured out the Holy Spirit upon the first disciples of Jesus on the Feast of Pentecost (Acts 2). Jesus told his disciples that anyone who asks the […]
The Forum for Charismatic Covenant Community in Italy held a General Conference in Rome on the 11th and 12th of February 2023. The title of the conference was: “The Charismatic Renewal: A Pentecostal Grace for the Whole Church”. During the conference there were plenty of times for worship together and fellowship and there were sessions […]
From February 12 to 17, a group of leaders from the Sword of the Spirit conducted a conference on community formation at the Emmaus Centre in Katimaku, Uganda, about an hour and a half north of Kampala. This was a follow up to a conference conducted in the same location last year by Jean Barbara, […]
