This week we’re sharing a Speaking of Life message from our archive as a supplemental resource. We encourage you to use this for reflection and preparation, or small group discussion. For your worship gathering, consider how a call to worship from a local voice or contextualized introduction to the theme might serve your congregation well. … Continue reading "Sermon for August 25, 2024 – Proper 16" Read the article
This week we’re sharing a Speaking of Life message from our archive as a supplemental resource. We encourage you to use this for reflection and preparation, or small group discussion. For your worship gathering, consider how a call to worship from a local voice or contextualized introduction to the theme might serve your congregation well. … Continue reading "Sermon for August 18, 2024 – Proper 15" Read the article
This week we’re sharing a Speaking of Life message from our archive as a supplemental resource. We encourage you to use this for reflection and preparation, or small group discussion. For your worship gathering, consider how a call to worship from a local voice or contextualized introduction to the theme might serve your congregation well. … Continue reading "Sermon for August 11, 2024 – Proper 14" Read the article
This week we’re sharing a Speaking of Life message from our archive as a supplemental resource. We encourage you to use this for reflection and preparation, or small group discussion. For your worship gathering, consider how a call to worship from a local voice or contextualized introduction to the theme might serve your congregation well. … Continue reading "Sermon for August 4, 2024 – Proper 13" Read the article
We don’t always see the fruit of our love and dedication to our young people, but we know it is impactful, and God uses it for his glory. By Dishon Mills, Pastor, Charlotte, NC Before the devastating fire in April of 2019, I was blessed to visit the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France. … Continue reading "Building a Notre Dame" Read the article
We have been invited by our Abba Father to speak words of truth (life) into the lives of others and build them up. By Rick Shallenberger, Editor I recently heard a parent say to her child, ‘You are worthless. I asked you to do one little thing and you didn’t do it. You are just … Continue reading "Words of Life" Read the article
Consistent and productive meetings amongst teams are essential to a healthy and thriving church. By Ceeja Malmkar, Associate Pastor, Surrey Hills, OK Leading a church is a unique blend of managing tasks and nurturing relationships alongside Jesus. For a church to thrive, its teams need to thrive. It sometimes feels like juggling as we try … Continue reading "Rhythms of Ministry Team Meetings" Read the article
Nuts and bolts of a strategic planning retreat. By Michelle Hartman, Communications Director In our fast-paced culture, it’s easy to fall into cruise control and do ministry as usual, year after year. In the Bible, we see Jesus ministering to people in their time and place. When we go through the same motions repeatedly without … Continue reading "Strategic Planning Best Practices" Read the article
A retreat is one of the most effective means of building a team.. By Micheal Rasmussen, Superintendent, North America and Caribbean I discovered the power of retreats a little more than 20 years ago when I was invited by our now president, Greg Williams, to join him at a retreat to discuss moving from a … Continue reading "The Power of Retreats" Read the article
This week we’re sharing a Speaking of Life message from our archive as a supplemental resource. We encourage you to use this for reflection and preparation, or small group discussion. For your worship gathering, consider how a call to worship from a local voice or contextualized introduction to the theme might serve your congregation well. … Continue reading "Sermon for July 28, 2024 – Proper 12" Read the article
