Church leadership
Please take this survey!
Our Pastors have published a short survey on our new website to help us in planning out our 2009 message series. There are only 6 questions on the survey so it shouldn’t take a great deal of your time, but it will be a great help for us as we look forward to 2009. I [...]
Shane & Shane in Concert
Our church is excited to announce that on August 24th, we are hosting Shane & Shane in concert. This is by far the biggest show we’ve ever had at our church and we’re looking forward to having a full house for this event. If you’re interested in attending, tickets are $12 and are available on [...]
“Healer”
I was browsing some blogs tonight and found the link to this new worship song. I’ve already sent it to our team for us to consider for Saturday night. Let me know what you think. The first video is the song and the second is the backstory of the writing of it. You can learn [...]
Random Camp Question
I’m writing today from Glen Lake Camp where I’m serving as one of the Deans for our the first High School camp at our United Methodist camping ministry facility in Glen Rose, Texas. {see below for more info on Glen Lake}
I did a fairly good job packing for my week, but I did forget a [...]
Whirlyball
This is definitely something that I miss from my “youth ministry” days… the greatness of Whirlyball which Death Cab for Cutie seems to have a passion for as well.
Pray for our High School Students
This morning during our 8:15 a.m. worship service, we commissioned our High School students and volunteers who are right now in Russelville, Arkansas for our High School Mission Trip. It’s the first time in seven years that I’m not on this trip. I’ll admit that as mission trip rolled around this year, I was relieved [...]
Prepping for Saturday Night
I’m at home right now doing a few little last minute prep. things for Saturday. We have two guest speakers coming in tonight and tomorrow morning to lead us in worship. Greg Jenks, Executive Director of Zoe Ministries and Epiphanie [not sure how to spell her last name] will be with us. I’m praying they [...]
A tough week
Sitting in the office on a quiet Friday afternoon has given me a chance to breathe a little bit and reflect on what has been a tough week for myself and our community. We had three deaths in our church this week including a 38 year old mother of three who was killed in a [...]
Busy
This weekend we have two guest speakers coming to share in all our worship services which usually translates to an easy week for me with no sermon to prepare. That hasn’t held true this week. We’ve had three deaths in our church this week, and I’m getting ready for one of the funerals today. It’s [...]
A visit from an old friend
I spent the first six years of my ministry working mostly with Junior High and High School students. A few nights ago, one of my former students from Cleburne who was home after finishing his second to last semester at Mizzou came to Mansfield to have dinner with the family. Chris and I had not [...]
