by Manny Rivera | Apr 23, 2012 | Personal
As many of you have noticed, I’ve had my blogging in hiatus mode. The reason for it is that I’ve been concentrating on my next book. That was my thought on putting my blogs on ice. I was wrong. I’ve learned that blogging breaks the “writer’s block.” Therefore,...
by Manny Rivera | Feb 29, 2012 | Motivation
I wanted to share this with you. It comes from Maritza Cruz-Capeles. She’s a member of our Preaching and Prayer team. As part of the training in those teams, it’s their responsibility to share what God has been saying and doing in their lives. I was...
by Manny Rivera | Feb 29, 2012 | Church, Motivation
This year I feel directed, by the Lord, to build our church by focusing on building teams. I’ve literally surrounded myself with four teams that I’m personally building and leading. And it’s through these teams that I intend to reach the next level of influence in...
by Manny Rivera | Feb 23, 2012 | Church
I’ve come to realize that many evangelicals, especially those that have recently come into the faith the last ten years, have never heard of various Christian traditions. I’ve also recognized that in the geographical area God has called me to, which is still one of...
by Manny Rivera | Feb 10, 2012 | Church
I’m very excited about our upcoming city-wide outreach. As a church, it’s our mandate to LOVE OUR CITY. And there’s no other way to love our city than to gather hundreds of people to a celebration of diversity, culture, music and food. As people...