I want to share a bit of our church planting journey—how we got from point A to point B, and how God showed up in the most unexpected place. My wife Adele and I have been in pastoral ministry for about nine years.

Have you ever had new neighbors move in and wondered, "What kind of relationship will we have?" It can be exciting, like the adult version of new kids arriving at school. Maybe they’ll become your new best friends, or maybe they’ll be more challenging to love. Either way, as followers of Christ, we are called to love our neighbors…

In 1996, I did my doctoral thesis on “An Analysis of the Church Planting Strategy of Iowa Yearly Meeting.”  I had over 130 questionnaires returned for my research to discover the top five hindrances to church planting. Here they are...

We lift up the STRUCTURE for the upcoming International Friends Church Multiplication Conference. We pray for Your Holy Spirit to pour out and guide this event, creating an unstoppable worldwide movement for Your kingdom.

I’ll never forget the moment when I knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that God was asking me to plant a new church...

“It doesn’t end here.” This is a statement made at the end of each week of summer camp at Quaker Haven Camp.

God, we stand together and pray for the SUPPORT. We ask that you to be the support to all the future planters, sending churches, and communities.

During the fall of 2023, Friends in Denver became aware of a settlement of Venezuelan migrants near their church building.

God, we stand together to pray for the SOWERS. We ask that You prepare the workers for harvest.

Planting churches is one of the most effective forms of evangelism in the world today. We believe it takes all kinds of churches to reach all kinds of people.

God, we stand together to pray for the SOIL. We ask that You prepare the fields for harvest.

As November edges closer, we are forming a strategic Multiplication Prayer Team: MPT24. How will strategic prayer shape the conference?

The Friends Church Multiplication Conferences were birthed out of discussion of faculty members at Barclay College in Haviland, Kansas.

“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” A Humble Response to the 2022 International Friends Church Multiplication Conference By Erik Nilsen

These are exciting times to be living in, and even though there is upheaval throughout the world, many see God is on the move.

We have been delighted to experience the International Friends Choir as a part of General Sessions #2 and #4.

Dear Friends, I have been asked to share with you some of what is on my heart as it relates to Friends, the world, and the upcoming conference.

Dear Friends, I am thankful for this opportunity to invite you to pray – specifically, fervently, and in unity!