In January 2025, Zakk Roberts, former co-pastor of Steel City Church, stepped into his current role as the North American Mission Board (NAMB) Send City Missionary for Pittsburgh, a role the Lord has been preparing him for since first coming to Pittsburgh with a church planting team.
From the award-winning director of the Kendrick Brothers’ documentary 'Show Me the Father' comes the film 'He Calls Me Daughter,' a poignant exploration of father-daughter relationships and the lasting impact they have on a woman’s life.
BRN leaders connect with ministry leaders in Denmark; church planting missionaries are commissioned to Allentown, Pa.; and college students still meet to study God's Word despite frigid weather - it's an incredible week in the BRN Family!
BRN churches bless neighbors through compassion ministry opportunities; churches utilize BRN Evangelism Grants for outreach events; and college students return to campus with zeal to share the gospel - it's a fruitful week in the BRN Family!
During the Christmas season, Cross Creek Community Church in Trucksville, Pa., presented the gospel to more than 900 people in their community through their children’s Christmas musical.
On Dec. 5-6, 2025, more than 500 community and church members gathered at Fellowship CrossPoint Church in Chesterfield, New Jersey, to pack 150,000 meals for their annual Hunger Stops with Us outreach. The service opportunity led to many gospel conversations amongst volunteers.
Just before Christmas, Reclamation Church Greensburg, a church plant located in Greensburg, Pa., utilized a BRN Evangelism Grant to host a Christmas party for their youth group, where more than 10 students heard the gospel and the true meaning of Christmas.
January 16-17, Steel City Church in Pittsburgh took a group of college students to North Carolina for WinCon, a conference designed to equip and encourage the next generation of Christ followers. The group returned refreshed and ready to take the Gospel to their campus and to the nations!
Send Philly hosts fourth annual Prayer on the Parkway; several BRN churches install new leaders; and the new year kicks off with multiple baptisms - it's an exciting week in the BRN Family!
In 'Elders and Leaders,' author Gene A. Getz lays the historical and biblical groundwork for the position of elder within the church body and shares how he has seen these principles applied over the years.