– by Don Schwager The expression “Maranatha!” was a key watchword and prayer among the early Christians. It is an Aramaic word which is a combination of two words “marana – tha” which literally mean “the Lord comes” or in the imperative case “Come, Lord!” Paul the Apostle used this Aramaic word at the end […]
This year (2022) has been a year of great blessing for coordinators all across the Sword of the Spirit who had their Regional Coordinators Conference. The Asian region had their retreat from the 22nd to the 25th of September in the Philippines. There were 200 coordinators from the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Singapore, 7 brothers from […]
The second International Community Leaders conference organized by Charis took place on October 10 to 12 in Rome. Jean Barbara, the SOS president gave the opening talk on the “Essentials of a Charismatic Community” based on the SOS experience. Tony Laureys, the SOS Europe and Middle East regional president gave one of the other five presentations on […]
Between the 9th and the 12th of June, 2022, 150 Coordinators from the Ibero-American Region gathered in Costa Rica for the Regional Coordinators Conference to talk about the 3 Strategic Priorities and to participate on the Power from on High retreat. The conference began with a session to honor Chale Mantica for all he did […]
In May 2022, the first Regional Coordinators Conference took place – in Istanbul, Türkiye, for the European and Middle Eastern Region – to launch the three Strategic Priorities and the Power from on High retreat. The conference lasted three days, from the 20th to the 24th of May, and nearly 100 coordinators from the EME […]
Iniciamos nuestro segundo semestre y el Espíritu del Señor está actuando entre nosotros, con profecías y visiones en nuestros grupos pastorales y en nuestra primera asamblea. Bendito sea el nombre del Señor. También hemos tenido nuestra reunión de Consejo y reunión con Fernando Nascimento de Grupo Alpha Brasil y el Padre Luís Fernando Soares, de […]
Grandly is a project Kairos started in North America that equips grandparents to pass on their faith to their grandchildren by equipping them to do “youth work!” Grandly just launched the “Do It Grandly”online seminar. You can register and learn how to more effectively pass on your faith to your grandchildren by taking the seminar […]
– by Bruce Yocum We have to see the Ascension and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost together, for they are two facets of the same astonishing reality – God making us one with himself. Jesus tells us this clearly in John’s Gospel. But now I am going to him who sent me; […]
The coordinators from the Europe & Middle East communities of the Sword of the Spirit are together in Türkiye for a time of retreat, fellowship and worship. They will be talking about the new Strategic Priorities of the Sword of the Spirit as well as going through a spiritual retreat together. This article is ongoing […]
– by Fr. Herb Schneider What are the consequences of Easter? Have you ever asked yourself what the world would be like if there were no Easter, if Jesus had not been raised from the dead? For sure the disciples would not only have returned from Jerusalem to Galilee deeply disappointed and sad, but they […]
