An Evening of Appreciation

This past week we hosted an appreciation event for all our MainStreet supporters. We shared testimonies and celebrated all the lives impacted at MainStreet the past few years. Here’s some videos giving a glimpse of what is happening at MainStreet. So grateful for this beautiful church!    

Nocturnal Summer 4

For fun I’m reposting a summer series from 2010 from when I took a paper route while trying to get MainStreet started. Enjoy! Almost every night on my paper route this past summer and fall, I would stop into Super America for junk food and pop.  Don’t tell Keri. Richard is the cashier for the … More Nocturnal Summer 4

How God Measures Success: Effectiveness or Faithfulness?

Reposted from April 2011 and worth repeating…daily. -JB I often get asked, “How is the church plant doing?  Are you succeeding?”  That moment you must decide which measuring rod you’re going to use for gauging progress or failure.  I decided years ago that success in the Christian walk is measured by our FAITHFULNESS and not any sort … More How God Measures Success: Effectiveness or Faithfulness?

Grand Opening Update: “The LORD has done this…”

“The Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes” (Psalm 118:23). They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So I won’t try to describe the product of the past seven years of ministry, prayer, obedience to God, relentlessly chasing after a God-given vision and holding fast to a dream for … More Grand Opening Update: “The LORD has done this…”

Church 2.0: A New MainStreet Location for New Impact

*From a recently published article MainStreet Covenant Church will soon open a new center in the Stonegate Plaza in Mound. Hometown Pastor Jeremy Berg is quick to make clear, “This is not a church building; it’s a community gathering place — a cafe, live music venue, book club hub, public meeting space, after school youth … More Church 2.0: A New MainStreet Location for New Impact