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Fall 2024 Ministry News
A round-up of OCF Ministry News items from Connected newsletter.
Preparing military leaders: OCF expands engagement with ROTC
Discover how OCF is deepening its impact within ROTC programs, helping future military leaders grow in faith through mentorship, collaboration with like-minded ministries, and the dedicated efforts of volunteers across the nation.
How God’s 5 fingerprints guided a retired Army Colonel
Andy MacLean shares how the hand of God smoothed out his paths and left what he calls five fingerprints that directed him to where he is today and strengthened his faith along the way.
Spring 2024 Ministry News
A round-up of OCF Ministry News items from Connected newsletter.
A look inside the role of OCF’s Regional Coordinators
OCF's Regional Coordinators are a small team of OCF staffers who each oversee a different portion of the map of OCF ministry. The heart of this position is one of a shepherd who develops, grows, and sustains relationships with OCF members, chaplains, and ministry co-laborers. An RC is a catalyst advancing the Lord’s Kingdom via OCF.
Prayer first: Putting OCF’s Pray-Discover-Obey model into practice in your life
Proverbs 16:3 says to “commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” This is God’s invitation for us to transfer our ideas, plans, and wants to Him so that He can make our plans firm. This is also the essence of OCF’s Pray-Discover-Obey model, which emphasizes prayer first, planning second, and obedient action third.
Fall 2023 Ministry News
A round-up of OCF Ministry News items from Connected newsletter.
OCF celebrates recent move to its new location in Colorado Springs
This year’s annual Colorado Springs OCF community-area picnic was more than just a gathering for food and fellowship; it was also a celebration of OCF’s move from its 40-year residence outside Denver to its new location in Colorado Springs.
OCF’s Annual Priorities: What you need to know and how you can get involved
Every year, OCF Council members and staff prayerfully gather to set ministry-wide priorities to guide ministry efforts and resourcing for the next fiscal year, which begins 1 June. Below is a snapshot of each of the three priorities, along with ways you might be able to engage with the broader OCF community and get involved.
OCF Hospitality Homes offer a way to ‘contribute to the needs of the saints’
Through OCF’s Hospitality Homes program, an established yet growing network of OCF members who are passionate about the Biblical mandate to “contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality” (Romans 12:13) have signed up as Hospitality Home hosts, opening their homes to their fellow OCF members as a place to stay, offering a meal as they travel, and connecting in Christian fellowship.
Spring 2023 Ministry News
A round-up of OCF Ministry News items from Connected newsletter.
Fall 2022 Ministry News
OCF Ministry News items from Connected newsletter.
Introducing the newest tool for military ministry: the OCF Handbook
The OCF Handbook is a 37-chapter resource that casts vision for military ministry, explains OCF, discusses the military Christian life, encourages personal spiritual growth, and gives ideas for executing member-led ministry.
Spring Canyon celebrates 60 years of OCF ministry
Spring Canyon Conference Center has long been a “home away from home,” a stable, welcoming place providing military men, women, and families a brief respite from their demanding military lives. The Buena Vista, Colo.-based conference center is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.
Spring 2022 Ministry News
OCF Ministry News items from Connected newsletter.
Fall 2021 Ministry News
OCF Ministry News items from Connected newsletter.
Where do you see yourself in OCF?
“In order to tangibly strengthen our connectivity, we have an enormous need for members to step into the yoke with the Lord and one another. If you are willing to be spent for the Gospel, we have a myriad of areas where you can sign up to serve.”
Spring 2021 Ministry News
OCF Ministry News items from Connected newsletter.
A year of opportunity and blessing amid turmoil
The arrival of the COVID-related shutdowns during the spring of 2020 brought an end to both conference centers’ plans for their normal summer programs and events. Nonetheless, both locations have overcome many of the challenges the pandemic has created.
