{"id":414,"date":"2017-02-03T13:44:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T13:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crunchpress.com\/dummy\/needs\/?page_id=414"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:13:16","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/nl\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Newsletters\u00a0<em>(for supporters &amp; others interested in New Roots Ministry)<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/April-2026-newsletter.pdf\">April 2026 &#8212; The Nations Have Come to Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/December-2025-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">December 2025 &#8212; Merry Christmas! At Least God&#8217;s Got This.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/November-2025-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">November 2025 &#8212; Transformational Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/September-2025-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">September 2025 &#8212; Who are Behind the Numbers?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/June-2025-newsletter.pdf\">June 2025&#8212;Jesus-Followers, Primarily<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/April-2025-newsletter-A-Sense-of-Overwhelm.pdf\">April 2025&#8212;A Sense of Overwhelm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/December-2024-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">December 2024&#8212;Merry Christmas! The Reality is, You are Important, and of Great Value!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/November-2024-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">November 2024&#8212;Shoes I Have Never Walked In<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/September-2024-newsletter-B-on-Publisher.pdf\">September 2024&#8212;Anchored in This Wavy Ocean Called Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/June-2024-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">June 2024&#8212;The Odd Man Out<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/March-2024-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">March 2024&#8212;Is There a Commandment More Often Broken Than&#8230;?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/December-2023-newsletter-on-Publisher-1.pdf\">December 2023&#8212;Their First Calling is Serving Him<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/November-2023-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">November 2023&#8212;Determined to Have an Impact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/September-2023-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">September 2023&#8212;Roll With It.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/June-2023-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">June 2023&#8212;Isn&#8217;t &#8220;EMPOWER&#8221; a Great Word!?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/April-2023-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">April 2023 When I am Weak, Then I am Strong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/December-2022-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">December 2022 Jesus was a Refugee. \u201cMerry Christmas.?\u201d Yes!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/November-2022-newsletter.pdf\">November 2022 Diamonds in the Rough <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/September-2022-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">September 2022&#8212;Countercultural. Refreshing?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/June-2022-newsletter.pdf\">June 2022&#8212;Longing for Liberation and Meaning. Helped, and Now Helping.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/April-2022-newsletter.pdf\">April 2022 What Stokes Your Spiritual Fire?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/December-2021-newsletter.pdf\">December 2021 Be Blessed this Christ-mas Season, including by These Stories about God&#8217;s Children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/November-2021-newsletter.pdf\">November 2021 Let&#8217;s Tell Each Other What God Has Done, and What He is Doing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/September-2021-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">September 2021&#8212;Your Capacity is Big. Are you at 25%, 50%, 90%?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/June-2021-newsletter-on-Publisher.pdf\">June 2021&#8212;Required to be Useful &amp; Helpful. &#8220;Ugghhh&#8230;&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/March-2021-newsletter.pdf\">March 2021&#8212;Can the Church Grow, Like Amazon?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/December-2020-newsletter.pdf\">December 2020&#8212;Being Part of Christmas&#8230;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/November-1-2020-newsletter-2.pdf\">November 2020&#8212;Off-Balanced&#8230;.is Good?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/September-2020-Blessed-to-Know-the-Rest-of-the-Story.pdf\">September 2020 Blessed, to Know the Rest of the Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/June-2020-What-is-Your-Vantage-Point.pdf\">June 2020 What is Your Vantage Point?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/March-2020-Confused-Just-Love.pdf\">March 2020 Confused? Just Love.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/December-2019-Advent-is-a-Time-of-Hope-for-ALL.pdf\">December 2019 Advent is a Time of Hope, for ALL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/November-2019-Pastor-tell-her-Truth.pdf\">November 2019 Pastor, Tell Her Truth!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/August-2019-Longing-for-the-Old-Days.pdf\">August 2019 Longing for the Old Days.?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/June-2019-Mutual-Missions-worth-considering.pdf\">June 2019 Mutual Missions worth considering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/March-2019-I-Will-Have-Some-of-What-They-are-Having-2.pdf\">March 2019 I Will Have Some of What They are Having<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/December-2018-Your-Response-to-Our-Saviors-Call-is-Noted.pdf\">December 2018 Your Response to Our Saviors Call is Noted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/November-2018-newsletter-Many-of-Our-FaithForefathers-Were-Refugees.pdf\">November 2018 newsletter Many of Our FaithForefathers Were Refugees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/September-2018-newsletter-But-What-Would-Jesus-Do.pdf\">September 2018 newsletter But What Would Jesus Do<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/June-2018-newsletter-Positive-Impacters.pdf\">June 2018 newsletter&#8212;Positive Impacters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/November-2017-newsletter-Ignorance-a-Good-Thing-1.pdf\">November 2017 newsletter&#8212;Ignorance a Good Thing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Fall-2016-Newsletter.pdf\">Fall 2016 &#8212; &#8220;Growth in Understanding<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/March-2017-Newsletter.pdf\">&#8220;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Newsletters <em>(for practical ministry application) <\/em>sent to Pastors of Congregations with mostly Immigrants<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/January-2026-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors-1.pdf\">January 2026 &#8212; Let&#8217;s Blossom Where We are Planted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/September-2025-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors-Copy.pdf\">September 2025 &#8212; For Better Responses, Provide Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/April-2025-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">April 2025&#8212;Gospel-Impact Reclaimed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/November-2024-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">November 2024&#8212;Called to Preach God&#8217;s Gospel &amp; Truth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/May-2024-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">May 2024&#8212;Relevant, Fitting, Of Importance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/January-2024-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">January 2024 &#8212; Ambassador, Representative&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/September-2023-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">September 2023&#8212;Let&#8217;s Roll!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/May-2023-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">May 2023&#8212;Are We Empowering our Churches?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/January-2023-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">January 2023 Do We Avoid Subjects like &#8220;Providing a Safe Church&#8221; and &#8220;Financial Accountability&#8221;?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/September-2022-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">September 2022&#8212;Discipleship is Often the Missing Piece<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/May-2022-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">May 2022&#8212;Practical Tools for Pastors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/January-2022-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">January 2022 They Stopped Using Dutch and the King James Version. Why? <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/September-2021-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">September 2021&#8212;God and Jesus Rested.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/May-2021-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">May 2021 Required to be Useful &amp; Helpful<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/December-2020-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">December 2020&#8212;Being Part of Christmas&#8230;(as Pastors of your congregations)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/September-2020-Newsletter-Immigrant-Pastors.pdf\">September 2020 Let Me Know How I Can Help.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/June-2020-A-New-Normal.pdf\">June 2020 A New Normal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/January-2020-Back-to-the-Basics-Gospel-Conversations.pdf\">January 2020 Back to the Basics, Gospel Conversations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/September-2019-Sibling-Rivalry.pdf\">September 2019 Sibling Rivalry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/April-2019-Does-the-Word-Programs-get-you-excited-or-tired.pdf\">April 2019 Does the Word Programs get you excited, or tired<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/January-2019-Newsletter-Becoming-Too-Americanized.pdf\">January 2019 Newsletter Becoming Too Americanized<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/October-2018-Newsletter-I-Consider-You-Like-Abraham-Moses-Ruth.pdf\">October 2018 Newsletter I Consider You Like Abraham Moses Ruth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/August-2018-Newsletter-Teammates-on-the-Winning-Team.pdf\">August 2018 Newsletter Teammates on the Winning Team<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/April-2018-Newsletter-Religious-Nones-are-Growing-How-Can-We-Reach-Them.pdf\">April 2018 Newsletter Religious Nones are Growing How Can We Reach Them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/January-2018-Newsletter-Ignorance-a-Good-Thing.pdf\">January 2018 Newsletter Ignorance a Good Thing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/November-2017-How-Can-New-Roots-Ministry-be-Most-Helpful-to-You-2.pdf\">November 2017&#8211;How Can New Roots Ministry be Most Helpful to You<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/\">Mentor Relationships September 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Two-Ways-to-Care-for-Yourself.pdf\">Two Ways to Care for Yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Newsletter-April-2017-Relevant-and-Seeker-Sensitive.pdf\">Relevant and Seeker-Sensitive<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Newsletter-January-2017-Relationships-Among-Congregations-Among-the-same-Ethnicity-and-Those-of-different-Ethnicities.pdf\">Relationships Among Congregations Among the same Ethnicity and Those of different Ethnicities<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Newsletter-for-Immigrant-Pastors-January-2017-1.pdf\">Education Opportunities<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Helpful Papers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Comparison-Islam-and-Christianity-2026.pdf\">Islam &amp; Christianity Comparison<\/a>\u00a0<em>(&#8211;&gt;This concise paper was written as a helpful response to what is quite often said&#8212;&#8220;We all believe the same thing.&#8221; Out of respect to the different faiths and their adherents, while there are some similarities, there are major differences, too.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Facts-teachings-and-observations-of-Islam-2025.pdf\">Facts, Teachings, and Observations of Islam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Prophecies-about-Issa.pdf\">Prophecies about the Messiah (&#8220;Issa&#8221; is Jesus in Arabic)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Videos<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-84480\" src=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Oak-Hills-Baptist-Body-of-Christ-pastor-interview-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Oak-Hills-Baptist-Body-of-Christ-pastor-interview-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Oak-Hills-Baptist-Body-of-Christ-pastor-interview-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Oak-Hills-Baptist-Body-of-Christ-pastor-interview-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Oak-Hills-Baptist-Body-of-Christ-pastor-interview-600x378.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Oak-Hills-Baptist-Body-of-Christ-pastor-interview-1536x968.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Oak-Hills-Baptist-Body-of-Christ-pastor-interview-2048x1290.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Oak-Hills-Baptist-Body-of-Christ-pastor-interview-1200x756.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Oak-Hills-Baptist-Body-of-Christ-pastor-interview-1980x1247.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong><em>Please click this link to watch this interview (14 minutes): <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/663342474\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/663342474<\/a><\/em><\/strong> &#8212;- Relationship of Pastor Mikumba Alimasi, church leader Matendo, and Pastor Jim Rutherford. The Body of Christ Church <em>(people who are mostly originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo)<\/em> meets in the facility of Oak Hills Baptist Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please click this link to watch a video of the All Nations City Church (ANCC) Reunion-event in October 2021: <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/671188900\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/671188900<\/a>. The video is almost 2 hours long, but full of pieces &amp; snippets of strong giftedness, inspirational talks, and serious testimony.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1628\" src=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Rich-and-Samuel-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Rich-and-Samuel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Rich-and-Samuel-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Rich-and-Samuel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Rich-and-Samuel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Rich-and-Samuel.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<strong><em>Please click this YouTube link to watch this interview (10 minutes): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n-lRVGuguRg&amp;t=1s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n-lRVGuguRg&amp;t=1s<\/a> &#8212;-\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Relationship of Pastor Samuel Gayetaye&#8217;s congregation (Liberian) and Pastor Rich Merkouris&#8217; congregation (American style).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1625\" src=\"http:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Samuel-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Samuel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Samuel-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Samuel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Samuel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sfnewroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fred-interviewing-Samuel.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<strong><em>Please click this YouTube link to watch this interview (6 minutes): <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IYPAcYwYJnk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch? v=IYPAcYwYJnk<\/a>\u00a0 &#8212;- Fred&#8217;s interview with Samuel. &#8220;Samuel, What Makes You Tick?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5>(For latest news, stay updated with us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sfnewroots\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sfnewroots<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Newsletters\u00a0(for supporters &amp; others interested in New Roots Ministry) April 2026 --- The Nations Have Come to Us December 2025 --- Merry Christmas! 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