Speaking Of Life 3042 | Who do You Say I Am? Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion Our perception of who God is shaping the way we see the world and the way we move in it. It is easy to … Continue reading "Sermon for September 12, 2021" Read the article
Speaking Of Life 3041 | Jesus Interrupted Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion We’ve all experienced interruptions to our best-laid plans. But what if what we perceive as interruptions are really invitations from God to participate in shining … Continue reading "Sermon for September 5, 2021" Read the article
When I was young, I was told the story of “The Little Engine that Could.” There are several variations of the story, but in essence a small engine had to pull a long train over a mountain. The train’s original engine broke down, and all the other engines, for one reason or another, refused to … Continue reading "What Do You Believe?" Read the article
A key characteristic of the Faith Avenue is cross-generational care. Within your church community you may be having conversations about investing in or pouring into young people. What do we mean by investing? By Cara Garrity, Development Coordinator When considering cross-generational care, it is important to first ask what good care looks like. It is … Continue reading "Emergent Generation Investment" Read the article
Churches are channels through which resources flow from Jesus to others via mission. By Randy Bloom, Board of Directors Vice Chair In Matthew 6:21, Jesus made the statement: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be.” I’d like to juxtapose this passage with a parable in Matthew 25:14-20 where we are told: “He … Continue reading "Congregations: Mission Outposts or Banks" Read the article
Christ’s love for us compels us to share our faith in him in our love for one another. By Rod Matthews, retired Mission Developer Your husband is in the hospital in critical condition after an accident at work. Will he survive? You have to get there fast. You jump in the car and take off, … Continue reading "The Greatest of Forces" Read the article
May we never grow weary sharing that God is a Father we can always run to. “Religious people drive me nuts, always putting others down and spouting off about their beliefs.” I was talking to a landscaper who was helping me with a lawn project when he shared an argument he had overheard between two … Continue reading "Called for Relationship, Not Religion" Read the article
Time’s A Wastin’ w/ Geordie Ziegler Video unavailable (video not checked). Download/Subscribe Download Audio RSS Feed Apple Podcast Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher Podcast Addict Listen in as host, Anthony Mullins and guest, Geordie Ziegler, unpack these lectionary passages: August 1 – Proper 13 Ephesians 4:1-16 (NRSV) “Unity” (16:17) August 8 – Proper 14 Ephesians 4:25 – … Continue reading "Gospel Reverb – Time’s A Wastin’ w/ Geordie Ziegler" Read the article
The Impact of Connect Groups on a Local Congregation w/ Grant Forsyth Video unavailable (video not checked). Download/Subscribe Download Audio RSS Feed Apple Podcast Google Podcast Spotify Stitcher In this episode, Anthony Mullins, interviews Grant Forsyth – Pastor of Grace Communion Kenockee in the great state of Michigan. Together they discuss Connect Groups and how … Continue reading "The Impact of Connect Groups on a Local Congregation w/ Grant Forsyth" Read the article
Speaking Of Life 3040 | Greeted With Open Arms Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion Jesus Christ greets us with arms wide open, calling us his beloved, and offering us his embrace. How often do we have our … Continue reading "Sermon for August 29, 2021" Read the article
