There is an insidious pandemic with potential generational impact that has seemingly gone undetected, and it is not COVID-19, it is the absence of the Father.  In the US there are an estimated 20 million children living in a home without the physical presence of a father.  Millions more have dads who are physically present, but emotionally absent.  If it were classified as a disease, fatherlessness would be an epidemic worthy of attention as a national emergency.  In short, fatherlessness is associated with almost every societal ill facing our country’s children and it creates vulnerabilities that are easily exploited. The […]

Coach Rick Andreassen and his team at Saints of Florida Homeschool P.E. and Saints International Sports Ministry have been an outstanding and faithful community partner with 4KIDS of South Florida for many years. As 2020 came to a close, Saints blessed 50 foster and adoptive families with free physical education kits to help their kids stay active at home! Dozens of kids have been positively impacted by the energy and encouragement that Coach Rick brings to 4KIDS’ monthly Saints Donates P.E. At Home Kits to Foster Familiesy family program, Kids Night Out, and this generous donation was yet another extension […]

2020 was challenging. It left ministry leaders discouraged and disoriented to the current cultural moment. In many cases, we moved from being “on mission” to simply trying to survive. And, the Church was never meant to simply “survive” the cultural moment, but flourish while sharing our faith, giving hope, and extending Christ’s love.  But how do we do empower our churches to be on mission together when there’s not even a consensus around if we should be meeting in-person or not? That is why Church United has partnered with Alpha, Barna, The Bible Project, and Gloo to host a one-day […]