Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
There is something about the church bulletin that screams, “PUT EVERYTHING IN HERE BUT THE KITCHEN SINK!” We live in a society that is quite literally saturated with information. We stand by the statement that “more is more”, and yet, the competition for space in our brain is an ongoing battle. Enter the church bulletin….
People often ask me what the hardest part of ministry is. And usually they want me to name a particular part of my work: preaching a sermon, running a stewardship campaign, planning a mission trip, pastoral care, or administration of staff and volunteers. Each of these things could be hard. But they are not the…
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream for our nation. He also had a challenge. On the weekend celebrating his legacy, we tend to focus on the dream and minimize the challenge. The Aug. 28, 1963 “I Have A Dream” speech is one of the most historically significant speeches in American history…