Category Archives: Church
My Thoughts on Craig Groeschel’s Thoughts on the UMC- Part 3
In his blogs on the UMC last week (pt. 1, pt. 2, pt. 3, pt. 4, pt. 5, pt. 6) Craig Groeschel focused his third posting on the ordination process of the United Methodist Church. Here is a piece of … Continue reading
My Thoughts on Craig Groeschel’s Thoughts on the UMC- Part 2
The second area that Craig Groeschel lent his thoughts on the United Methodist Church to was in the itinerancy. In the UMC- the Bishop and Cabinet can move a pastor when they feel the time is right. We pray that … Continue reading
My Thoughts on Craig Groeschel’s Thoughts on the UMC- Pt. 1
Throughout last week, Craig Groeschel- Pastor at Lifechurch.tv wrote a blog engaging some issues and thoughts on the United Methodist Church. You can read through his post here. Groeschel began his ministry in the United Methodist Church before becoming a … Continue reading
Haiti Fatigue
News reports out this week say that the death toll from the earthquakes in Haiti have risen to 230,000. It’s hard to imagine a quarter of a million people dying in just a few short seconds (and the days to … Continue reading
Mighty In Prayer
I think it was Dr. Budd at Asbury College that first introduced me to E.M. Bounds. Each class, Dr. Budd would read a selection from one of Bounds books on prayer- which he wrote at least eight. Bounds was known … Continue reading
Reflections from Sunday’s Worship
It’s 8:00 a.m. Abbie is still in bed as she is sick this morning. While I wait for her to wake up, I thought I would evaluate the 9:30 worship service where I preached. If you read my previous post, … Continue reading
Doing Church on Purpose
At Avenue, we’re in the midst of our Stewardship Campaign with a series titled: “Living Under the Blessing Tree.” After two weeks, the feedback has been really positive as we stress generosity in all we do. The messages for the … Continue reading
Going Beyond Discipleship
In our weekly staff meeting this past Monday, one of our staff people raised an interesting question. She asked why we are so caught up in Discipleship but not in making Apostles. A disciple, according to the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, … Continue reading
Where Transformation Takes Place
I finished Michael Frost’s book, Exiles, somewhere between Dallas and Chicago last week and want to make one final (I think) post about what I read. Overall, I thought Exiles is a thought-provoking look at how Christians and the Church … Continue reading
Ministry in the Third Places
Ministry “happens” in many places. I’ve found that they happen outside of the church most frequently- which makes sense because most people don’t spend a ton of time in the “Church” building. In Michael Frost’s book, Exiles, he talks about … Continue reading
Exiled Community 