Author

Mike Osler

Lay leader

Mike Osler is a lay leader who serves as co-chair of the ZOE Advocate Network for ZOE, an orphan-empowerment program operating in five African countries as well as India and Guatemala. He attended Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, and earned a doctor of physical therapy degree from the Duke University School of Medicine. Osler is currently the vice president of growth and development for Rock Valley Physical Therapy in Moline, Illinois. In the spring of 2015, he completed the Foundations of Christian Leadership program offered by Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

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Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative

A new grant is available to support endeavors that help children come to know and love God and grow in faith.

The Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative aims to support programs that help congregations strengthen worship and prayer practices that respect how children experience God and express their faith, include children with disabilities, draw upon the arts, create opportunities for Bible storytelling, and connect worship to the daily lives of children and families.

Proposals are due by 5 p.m. (ET) on May 6, 2024.

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