Barnabas Ministry Site Information

The primary goal of the Barnabas Ministry is the building up of discouraged Christians. Living the life of a Christian brings blesings but also often brings hardships that can be discouraging. Further, we can find ourselves in church situations or relationships that seem to make matters worse. The Barnabas Ministry is a place where the hurting can come for hope.

A secondary goal is to take the lessons I have learned and share them for the good of others. Like anything else in life, we try to do our best but sometimes learn things from experience that we wouldn't have learned any other way. I seek to take these lessons and observations and share them with others.

A final goal is to examine topics of contemporary interest and explore ways to better accomplish God's plans in the church today. I hope to stimulate thought and reflection on the topics presented.

The Barnabas Ministry was started in 1999 with the idea of helping those connected with the International Churches of Christ. Articles specifically related to the ICC can be found here.

The Barnabas Ministry takes its name from a man in the early church named Barnabas, who
helped Christians in his day deal with difficult church-related situations. You can read more in The Story of Barnabas.

About John Engler

A native of Chicago,  John holds a BSEE degree from Illinois Institute of Technology. He is married and has three children, all girls. He currently works as a database administrator for a large communications company in the Denver area. 

You can read John's story here.

John has also written a book, "Keeping the Faith"  ( Front Cover Back Cover), the story of how the pre-Constantinian church became institutionalized. It is available for on-line viewing, but it is out of print at this time.


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