Kendrick Vinar

Have you ever wondered how Bible translations are different from each other? One difference is in the philosophy of the translation team. Does the translation intend to be literal (word for word) or more free (thought for thought). For example, the New American Standard Bible (NASB) intends to be very literal – “word for word” [...]

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Kendrick on the power of initiation from Kendrick Vinar on Vimeo.

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Community is something that we long for. We want to live in harmony and get along. We desire there to be a love and unity between people of all different walks of life. How does community and living in harmony come about? One answer: Reading Scripture and receiving encouragement, hope and endurance. How many people [...]

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This past week a great opportunity has come to Grace Church. I (but really we) have been asked to oversee and help plant a church in Charlotte. Tommy Zukoski is the lead pastor/planter. He’s been building relationships, taking a church planter’s class, went through a church planter’s assessment, and getting to know his community. He’s [...]

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Grace Church is partnering with charity: water to raise funds for the one billion people on the planet who do not have access to clean safe drinking water. Twestival is a global meeting of the Twitter community on Feb. 12 in 185+ cities around the world to raise support for those without clean water. Check [...]

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I just finished three days of meetings with a group called Interlink. Interlink is six networks of churches that are endeavoring to cooperate in church planting, missions, and reaching the next generation. They are diverse in theology and style, but unified in heart and vision. The theme of the gathering was Courageous Leadership. The most [...]

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