We are excited to announce that House of Praise Church in Blaine, MN has joined the ARC. Pastor Steve Gaustad, an alumnus of The Master’s Institute Seminary writes: “At House of Praise we believe the Lord has called us to be a place where people can experience the love of the Father in a real way. Our hope is that each person will encounter the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit in a life changing tangible way. House of Praise desires to be a place where together, we can safely step into the fullness of all God has for each us. We're simple in the sense that it's really all about Him. Our earnest desire is to be a house of praise, a house of healing and a house of harvest that people can truly call home. We chose to join the ARC because we want to be a safe place for the dangerous kind.”

House of Praise is a small gathering of believers who will have a big influence in the ARC and for the Kingdom of God. Steve Gaustad has a passion to help others experience the realities of God’s Kingdom here and now, and he and his congregation are very blessed to now be part of the ARC. As Director of the ARC, I have no doubt they in turn will be a blessing to us. Steve, along with Brian Carroll and Tim Husnik, elders for House of Praise, are pictured in the photo with this article. Welcome to the ARC House of Praise!

We are excited to announce that Glen Carlson has joined the Alliance of Renewal Churches. Glen is pictured in the middle with friends Joe Johnson (left) and Mike Bradley (right) at the Southwest ARC Gathering. Glen is a long-time friend to many of us in the ARC. He was a pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Stony Plain, Alberta for 37 years and the leader for Lutheran Renewal – Canada

In 2002 Glen left full time congregational ministry to become a consultant in Churches in Western Canada and in Southern California, assisting David Householder over a three year period. In 2006, he accepted the contract to serve Emmaus Lutheran Church in Edmonton with the specific purpose of equipping people for ministry. As a result of this the congregation has opened a center for the homeless, helping people to believe in themselves, believe in Jesus, and raise their level of expectancy.

Glen writes, “Since 2002 my passion is to listen to Jesus through the Scriptures. This has let me to write books with the overall theme of listening to Jesus. These books are of a devotional nature that helps one to listen to the heart of Jesus. Books I have written so far are: LISTENING ( a devotional guide for the whole year); REFLECTIONS ON PSALM 23 (Looking at milestones in one’s life; PLANTING FEET (Listening to Jesus through the catechism); THE BOOK OF HEBREWS (Listening to Jesus as Prophet, Priest, King.); KINGDOM FOCUS (focus for the church in the new apostolic age.); COLOSSIANS (Bible Study on Listening to Jesus in Colossians).”

Glen is joining the ARC because of the kindred spirit he shares with us. Welcome, Glen, we’re glad to have you in the ARC.