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...
As 2023 begins, I wanted to pause for a moment and reflect on where God may be leading us as a church family. 2022 was a wild ride, to be sure. But 2023 may be even wilder! A year ago, we were hoping that General Conference would meet and that...
This coming Saturday, November 12th, is our second event with Radiate Possibility, our autism ministry. It is the “Harvest Hoedown”, an outside (weather permitting) fun time with hay bales, pumpkins, games and more! It is for those 13 and older with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and their families. Our front...
If the effort to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church is successful, The Fount will face new challenges. Well, actually, The Fount will continue to face old challenges! Because it is not new and it is no surprise that The Fount needs to grow. As a congregation, we have been...
It’s Shoebox time! To learn more about this wonderful ministry and for shoebox packing tips, go to Operation Christmas Child | Shoebox Outreach of Samaritan’s Purse (samaritanspurse.org) Grab a box this Sunday and be a part of sharing the love of Jesus with children accross the world! Return your shoebox...
It’s Time to Start Packing! We have Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in the church office. Pick one up on Sunday! Start gathering some goodies now and your box will be full before you know it. This is such a fun way to spread the love and hope of Jesus to children....
It is probably no surprise to most of us that Americans are becoming more and more ignorant of the Bible. What with fewer and fewer Americans identifying themselves as practicing Christians and the dumbing-down of the Gospel in many churches, plus the growing number of “progressive Christians”, it should not...
The Fount is beginning a new ministry to persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who are 13 years of age and older. This is a relatively unreached community, because most services and ministries for folks living with ASD are for children. But “Radiate Possibility” (the name of our new ministry)...
I’ve been sharing my thoughts coming out of the pandemic regarding how we need to think about moving forward in ministry. I gave an overview of those thoughts here, and then expanded on those thoughts here, here, and here. This week, I want to expand on my final thought...