I have been neglecting some of my revbishop time for the past couple of weeks because of the roof situation, absence of the senior pastor, the beginning of lent, cleaning the house for the new pastor to have a walk through, getting the call that Katie is going to be reappointed, a sick daughter, youth [...]
Multi-site churches: A new variety of religious experience – USATODAY.com
My dad sent me this link today and I thought it was a great article I think that this really is the way that we can mutiply ministry in the best possible way.
A big question I have is how this would trickle down to some of [...]
This is my talk from the weekend. I am really excited about the next couple of weeks as wee look to service and making a very visible statement about the hungry and homeless in our community.
I have heard about 15 stories of people doing great things since Sunday. Way to go.
MUMC Sermon [...]
What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff?
I love Shane. Here is a snippet of a letter he wrote for esquire.com
To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians. Christians who have had [...]
goofy eden (3 of 4)
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So we were talking about having a beard-a-thon to raise some money for youth group the other week. Daniel was talking a big game, but he didn’t know Eden was in the mix. Looks like she will be taking home gold with no contest from the [...]
This weekend brought about a couple of changes to the youth room in as we prepare for a new program that i am really excited about. We brought in a new chair and couch thinks to a member of the congregation. Also, we were given 5 computers a little while ago. Three of the comps [...]
On last Monday I set out for Bible Study with my favorite group of young adults. This week was a little bit different in that I was taping the Bible Study for my Ordination Requirements. The Study was fine and everyone was agreeable to participate as if the film was not rolling.
Tuesday night I [...]
Such a great post from Josh over at More than DodgeBall!!!
10. There’s a case of bottled water beside the pulpit. 9. The pews have camper hookups. 8. You overhear the pastor telling the sound guy to have a few extra CDs on hand [...]
Panara is the new church office
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I am waiting for katie’s car to get a flat fixed this morning and so i decided to stop in Panara and there are 4 other UMC clergy there. It is like a little party. That is so fun. We should have mre times like this [...]
Here is an article I came across and through that it articulated the evangelism and discipleship tension very well. It is something that is on my mind a lot. enjoy the read and comment here if you would like or at the youth specialties blog (link at the end)
The Evangelism-Discipleship Teeter Totter
I attend a church [...]