If you’re like me, Paul’s cryptic verse in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 has always confounded you. “Pray without ceasing” says Paul. Now, to be clear, this phrase is in the middle of a longer sentence that says, in full, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this...
The Church Council, at its meeting on July 16th, approved a proposal to grant me two consecutive days off each week. Many may not be aware that pastors are typically only given one day off a week. Contrary to the popular “belief” that pastors only work one day a week!...
The Fount Family will gather for a potluck supper and mission report from a very special mission family in our midst. Come and enjoy good home cooking and some take-out as well! The event will happen on Sunday, July 23, 2023, starting at 6:00 PM in the Multipurpose Room. More...
Last week was a really busy week with a lot of press coverage of our disaffiliation plight and follow-up contacts. This week, I’m hoping things will quiet down somewhat. It is good to have publicity and perhaps add some pressure to our annual conference to negotiate an exit route that...
In our disaffiliation from the UMC journey, we have run up against a LOT of institutional mindsets, mindsets that regard the life of the institution (in this case, the annual conference) as of primary importance, even over against the life of the congregations seeking disaffiliation. There are 22 churches in...
Pastor Glen was asked to write the article for this week’s Outlook, the weekly newsletter of the Wesleyan Covenant Association. This publication reaches 19,000 subscribers worldwide! The topic is the difficult process of disaffiliation in the California-Pacific Annual Conference. You can read the article here: Vicarious Joy, Actual Distress – Wesleyan...
This past Sunday, June 25th, I mentioned in the sermon that as many as 2/3 of Christians have had or are having problems with an addiction to pornography. That is a startling number! But I also shared that as many as 50% of pastors suffer from the same addiction! This...
I write this in the aftermath of the meeting of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, meeting in Los Angels June 14-17, 2023. During the session, attempts were made by myself and your Lay Leader, Ted Smith, to ask the bishop and the conference trustees to reconsider...
The five congregations meeting at The Fount will hold an All Churches Work Day on Saturday, June 24th, starting at 9:00 AM. Projects include cleaning, organizing and tossing some things to make room for other things! Come whenever you can. We expect to be wrapped up by noon, but come...
