Our Christmas Celebrating began Friday.
I had an opportunity to speak at the MOPS group hosted by our church. It's a great chance to speak into the lives of some 40+ families. I always appreciate the opportunity.
Friday night was a chance to be together with Sarah's family in Indiana. Sarah, William & Kate had traveled by Amtrak Thursday and I arrived Friday afternoon. We had a great time with Sarah's folks, brother and grandparents. It was a quick trip but good stuff.
Sunday was a fun celebration at church. Christmas is just good.
Tonight--actually in a couple hours--we'll celebrate together again with our Christmas Eve service.
We'll do some small family stuff tonight and tear into presents tomorrow morning. My parents fly in tomorrow evening for a week. We are looking forward to celebrating Christmas with them too.
Pa Rumpa Pum Pum. The beat goes on.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Mmmm, Music!
Church with a Mission (Trip)
The Trip...
In March a group from our church is heading to Antigua for a Mission Trip. Those who have been around here longer than me tell me that this is a 1st for our church. In our 75 year history an Adult/Family Short Term Mission Trip has not been taken. Our teens have ministered in this capacity many times but not adults/families. I'm going with a group for the first week of the trip and another group will head out during the second week.
The Mission...
Reggie McNeal asks six great questions in his book, The Present Future, contrasted by the "wrong" questions typically asked in church. They are;
Wrong: How do we do church better?
Tough: How do we deconvert from Churchianity to Christianity?
Wrong: How do we grow the church?
Tough: How do we transform our community?
Wrong: How do we turn members into ministers?
Tough: How do we turn members into missionaries?
Wrong: How do develop church members?
Tough: How do we develop followers of Jesus?
Wrong: How do we plan for the future?
Tough: How do we prepare for the future?
Wrong: How do we develop leaders for church work?
Tough: How do we develop leaders for the Christians movement?
Will a Missions Trip make our church missional? I not banking on that. I'm banking on the Word of God to transform our minds and hearts so as to see the world as God sees it.
In March a group from our church is heading to Antigua for a Mission Trip. Those who have been around here longer than me tell me that this is a 1st for our church. In our 75 year history an Adult/Family Short Term Mission Trip has not been taken. Our teens have ministered in this capacity many times but not adults/families. I'm going with a group for the first week of the trip and another group will head out during the second week.
The Mission...
Reggie McNeal asks six great questions in his book, The Present Future, contrasted by the "wrong" questions typically asked in church. They are;
Wrong: How do we do church better?
Tough: How do we deconvert from Churchianity to Christianity?
Wrong: How do we grow the church?
Tough: How do we transform our community?
Wrong: How do we turn members into ministers?
Tough: How do we turn members into missionaries?
Wrong: How do develop church members?
Tough: How do we develop followers of Jesus?
Wrong: How do we plan for the future?
Tough: How do we prepare for the future?
Wrong: How do we develop leaders for church work?
Tough: How do we develop leaders for the Christians movement?
Will a Missions Trip make our church missional? I not banking on that. I'm banking on the Word of God to transform our minds and hearts so as to see the world as God sees it.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Peacemaker video
Here's the video we showed Sunday entitled "Peacemaker". I'm excited to post it here and excited that I am now on YouTube.com with this video.
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