… young families, teenagers, more people, a building or better place to worship, someone under the age of ___ in our church, a seasoned pastor. What do you believe you need to make your congregation or fellowship group successful? I love to look at a Scripture with new eyes – asking God to help me … Continue reading "If Only We Had…" Read the article
Speaking Of Life 3049 | The Jesus Subtext Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion Jesus was surrounded by his adversaries waiting for him to make a mistake when one of the scribes asked him a question to challenge … Continue reading "Sermon for October 31, 2021" Read the article
Speaking Of Life 3048 | Refuge in the Storm Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion Being caught in the middle of a terrible storm is one unimaginable experience that you hope not to endure. The unavoidable devastation can … Continue reading "Sermon for October 24, 2021" Read the article
Speaking Of Life 3047 | Upside-Down Selfie with Jesus Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion Selfies have become the new autograph of the 21st century. Nowadays, we try to be shameless when grabbing a quick selfie with anyone … Continue reading "Sermon for October 17, 2021" Read the article
Speaking Of Life 3046 | The Midas Touch Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion From buying products that we don’t need online to keeping up with the latest in fashion and technology, consumerism has consumed humanity more than … Continue reading "Sermon for October 10, 2021" Read the article
Speaking Of Life 3045 | A Broken Rib and a Handful of Dirt Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion The bass provides a reference point for music, setting the mood and tone. The Bass note through the Bible … Continue reading "Sermon for October 3, 2021" Read the article
When our young people speak, are we willing to listen even when their ideas are unfamiliar or different from how things have been done? I call it the “vacant stare of obligation.” It is the look that comes across the face of a young person sitting through a Sunday meeting that does not reach them. … Continue reading "Their Voice Matters" Read the article
Planting a seed may seem a simple act, yet it bears tremendous potential for growth and fruitfulness. By Cara Garrity, Development Coordinator, US Last month I suggested that we exchange transactional and utilitarian models of investment in emergent generations for transformative and disciple-making models. When I think of transformative and disciple-making investments I think of … Continue reading "Planting the Seeds: Practical Emergent Generation Investment" Read the article
Is the day and time we worship inclusive or exclusive? By Tim Sitterley, US Regional Director, West When Linda and I were planning our wedding forty-some years ago, I made the brilliant suggestion that we hold the ceremony at the base of the waterfall where we had one of our first dates. Sure, it was … Continue reading "Yes, the Day DOES Matter" Read the article
Because all are created in God’s image and for God’s glory, to view others as “less than” is to deny the truth of the special place humanity has in God’s creation. By Bill Hall, National Director, Canada The discovery of graves containing 215 bodies at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, BC, … Continue reading "No “Less Than” in God’s Economy" Read the article
