No Pain, No Gain

by Jim Supp, Campus Pastor @ MBC Loudoun I’ve always hated that phrase. Is it really true that the only ‘gains’ in life come as a result of pain? Aren’t there some wonderful things in life that just get to be wonderful without some kind of pain in order to get there? Hmm – let [...]

Second Annual Motorcycle Charity Ride!

by Lauren Payne, Associate Director of Ministry Teams @ MBC Loudoun Kickstands up! The Second Annual Motorcycle Charity Ride benefitting our 2011 Loudoun Nicaragua teams rolled out of Leesburg this past Saturday. The sun was shining and the bikes were glistening and team members and fellow riders gathered in their support of MBC Loudoun’s partnership [...]

Bikes for Nicaragua!

by Lauren Payne, Associate Director of Ministry Teams @ MBC Loudoun First, a big THANK YOU to everyone that donated a bike! I admit, I had low expectations of how many bikes would be donated due to the limited time we advertised the collection. But the Lord scolded me (oh ye of little faith!) and [...]

Core Value #5 – People must be treated gently and respectfully (1 Peter 3:15)

by Brian Walters, Director of Adult Ministries @ MBC Loudoun “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect …” (1 Peter 3:15) If you know [...]

MBC Loudoun Baptisms (May 22, 2011)

“He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5).   On May 22, 2011 Kyle Jones, Brian Smith, Cameron Florence, Kaley Scherrer, Alexandra Milder, Mike Varron and Doug Keifer made a public [...]

Core Value #4 – Ministry and evangelism must be carried out in a relevant way (1 Cor. 9:22b).

by Brian Walters, Director of Adult Ministries @ MBC Loudoun 1 Cor. 9:22b – “I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” Several years back I was in a bar in a remote village in Kenya called “Eburru” witnessing to some of the locals. As I was [...]

MBC Core Value #3 – The goal of our ministry is to transform people into fully devoted followers of Christ (Matt. 28:18-20)

by Brian Walters, Director of Adult Ministries @ MBC Loudoun “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching [...]

A Duffel Bag of Hope

Through our Abba ministry, one of our MBC Loudoun small groups recently ministered to an abandoned teen. They took her a duffel bag of supplies as an entry point into their relationship. She was touched: “I just wanted to thank you again for all of the wonderful things you and the church group put together [...]