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!...
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...
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...
In our culture today, we are encouraged to work on ourselves. We use language like, “self-love, me time, and self-care”. We are told to make sure we are okay and good before helping others. There is a saying that goes, “you cannot pour from an empty cup”. Well, that is...
By: Steve Seamands In his classic book, “The Way to Pentecost,” originally published in 1932, Samuel Chadwick, a leader in the British Methodist Church, poignantly describes, “The Church without the Spirit.” As we embark upon this new adventure called the Global Methodist Church, how crucial it is for us to...
I subscribe to Breakpoint of the Colson Center. Every day, Breakpoint provides commentary that helps me be a better Christian and a better citizen of the United States. I recommend it highly. Click on the link below to subscribe. Some years ago, Chuck Colson wrote the following on Memorial Day,...
We’ve been unpacking some lessons learned from planting a church within the Disney (World) employees by Steven Barr, the founder of “Cast Member Church”. You can read the entire article here: Five Lessons Learned From a Church Embedded in The Walt Disney Company – Fresh Expressions So far we’ve looks...
We’ve been unpacking some lessons learned from planting a church within the Disney (World) employees by Steven Barr, the founder of “Cast Member Church”. You can read the entire article here: Five Lessons Learned From a Church Embedded in The Walt Disney Company – Fresh Expressions So far we’ve looks...
We’ve been unpacking some lessons learned from planting a church within the Disney (World) employees by Steven Barr, the founder of “Cast Member Church”. You can read the entire article here: Five Lessons Learned From a Church Embedded in The Walt Disney Company – Fresh Expressions So far we’ve looks...
Last week I shared an insightful article by Steven Barr from the Fresh Expressions website. You can read the whole article here: Five Lessons Learned From a Church Embedded in The Walt Disney Company – Fresh Expressions. It is about lessons learned from planting a church within the Walt Disney...