Core Value #8 – Everything we do must be done with Excellence

by Brian Walters, Director of Adult Ministries @ MBC Loudoun “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ” (Colossians 3:23-24). “The pious lives of Christians did not give me anything that [...]

Welcome the New Associate Director of Ministry Teams

by Susie Battle, Director of Ministry Teams @ MBC Loudoun I am excited to welcome aboard Amelia Sipress to the MBC Loudoun staff team! She will be serving part time as our Associate Director of Ministry Teams. Amelia hails from Canada – London, Ontario, to be exact. So you can probably guess that she loves [...]

Core Value #7 – Every Christian has a God Given Ministry (Ephesians 4:12)

by Brian Walters, Director of Adult Ministries @ MBC Loudoun  “To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12). Does anyone remember the show “Ripley’s Believe It or Not”?  This TV show highlighted bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that watchers might question the [...]

Thank You, Lauren Payne, for Your Service

by Susie Battle, Director Ministry Teams @ MBC Loudoun We thank God for the impact Lauren Payne has had on staff at MBC Loudoun over the past two years.  She has been a great partner in ministry and an integral part of the excellence of our mission trips since they launched and our Saturday night [...]

An Unbroken Pledge

by Brian Walters, Director of Adult Ministries @ MBC Loudoun   Do you remember who the Gibeonite’s were in Scripture?  They were the inhabitants of the city Gibeon, which was northwest of Jerusalem. The Gibeonite’s were about seven miles from Ai, one of the cities Joshua lead the Israelites to conquer as God’s people were taking [...]

9 Lessons From God Concerning Sickness

Authored by: J.C. Ryle and posted by Brian Walters It seems like everyday we all could name someone who has a sickness or illness.  This could be a sibling, a family member, a spouse, a child, a friend or even a friend of a friend.  So I thought the blog post by J.C. Ryle below may shed [...]

Core Value #6 – People Need to be Connected to a Caring Community (1 Thes. 4:9-10)

by Brian Walters, Director of Adult Ministries @ MBC Loudoun  “Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, [...]

Family Attends Church Together for the First Time in 9 Years

by Wendy Jo Melcher, Access Coordinator @ MBC Loudoun MBC Loudoun has a new family who started attending church during the month of June. The parents were hesitant at first to leave their precious children with strangers, especially when one of their children has special needs which includes a communication barrier. When your child is [...]

Core Value #5 – Part II

by Brian Walters, Director of Adult Ministries @ MBC Loudoun In my previous Core Value #5 blog we talked about treating all people with gentleness and respect no matter what we do.  Well, today I’m going to present you with two scenarios to demonstrate how we should and should not live out Core Value #5 in [...]

Justice & Mercy

by Brian Walters, Director of Adult Ministries @ MBC Loudoun Yesterday, I was heading down the Dulles Toll Road on my way to Launch, which is the men’s morning community group at our campus. Typically when heading out to work I take that time to pray as I did on this day. As I was [...]