Sermon for March 24, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr5DY0a_NDs Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 55:1-9 • Psalm 63:1-8 • 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 • Luke 13:1-9 This week’s theme is God our provider. The prophet Isaiah reminds us to thirst and hunger for the things … Continue reading "Sermon for March 24, 2019" Read the article
Sermon for March 17, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL_IuA_PV_M Program Transcript Readings: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 • Psalm 27:1-14 • Philippians 3:17-4:1 • Luke 13:31-35 The theme this week is God’s promises are sure. In Genesis we read about the promise God made to … Continue reading "Sermon for March 17, 2019" Read the article
Sermon for March 10, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M31oyZzjN3Y Program Transcript Readings: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 • Psalm 91:1-2, 9-15 • Romans 10:8b-13 • Luke 4:1-13 This week’s theme is Our Home Is With God. In Deuteronomy, the Israelites are told to settle where God … Continue reading "Sermon for March 10, 2019" Read the article
Sermon for March 3, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Ll6Xn7Vi8 Program Transcript Readings: Exodus 34:29-35 • Psalm 99:1-9 • 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 • Luke 9:28-43 The theme this week is Christ is our Glory. In Exodus, we read the story about Moses displaying God’s … Continue reading "Sermon for March 3, 2019" Read the article
Lending With the Promise of Repayment Written by George Hart, retired GCI pastor My first memories of Lent are not particularly positive, but not necessarily negative—more indifferent. I remember when I was six years old, in the first grade, and the Lenten season approached. I was given a Lenten coin folder, the type with slots … Continue reading "A New Look at Lent" Read the article
The Value of Life-on-Life Mentoring Written by Anthony Mullins, National Coordinator for pastoral residents. interns and coaching. Have you ever had a parent, teacher, coach, pastor or mentor tell you something you did not want to hear, but you knew you needed to hear? I mean the kind of words that hit you like a … Continue reading "Being Called Up" Read the article
This article is written by Randy Bloom, US Regional Director In the early years of my ministry I was mentored within an omni-competent pastoral leadership culture. You know the drill: the pastor had all the answers—how to run a youth ministry, how to minister to the elderly, how to reach out to the community, how … Continue reading "REAL Teams" Read the article
This article is written by Tim Sitterley, GCI Regional Director “Team-based pastor-led is how I want to lead,” one pastor shared, “but I don’t have a good record choosing the best leaders for the congregation.” Her statement reminded me of a telling scene in the 1990 movie “Crazy People.” When his coworkers start believing that … Continue reading "Leadership FATE" Read the article
The Call to Engage, Equip, Empower and Encourage By Heber Ticas, GCI pastor and Superintendent of Latin America It was a daunting Sunday afternoon. My wife and I were exhausted from the demands and responsibilities of a growing congregation. As a bi-vocational pastor with a demanding “tent-building” job, it was tough to find time to … Continue reading "Leading Leaders" Read the article
Dear Pastors and Ministry Leaders, I’m pretty adept at self-preservation—building walls to protect myself. These walls often prevent me from disclosing too much, from entering deeper relationships, from bringing challenge to others, from succeeding in certain areas because of fear, anxiety or trying to prove something. And I’m not alone. Prior to studying for my … Continue reading "Pastoral Self Preservation" Read the article
