I know I've talked about this a good bit already, so forgive me if this is overkill! But I again wanted to mention the lecture Friday evening. There are a few reasons you might want to join us. First, we'll have dessert - that's a no-brainer. Second, it's an opportunity to connect with some folks from the denomination and Tabor specifically.
Keep ReadingThe elders met for our monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 18. Uncharacteristically (and thankfully), this month did not have a lengthy administrative agenda enabling us to spend more time on other things. We continued in our discussion of readings from The Multigenerational Church Crisis by Bryan Chapell.
Keep ReadingA study of Romans 7-8, I believe, leads to the inevitable conclusion that unless we have the Spirit of God, we will not be able to walk in a manner worthy of the gospel and pleasing to the Lord. In other words, we need God's Spirit to follow God's ways. A study of Ephesians 5 will lead to the same conclusion.
Keep ReadingOur annual SoupFest celebration is coming up Sunday evening, and it occurs to me that this may be the first SoupFest for a number of our people. So, in preparation, here are some notes and tips to help you prepare!
Keep ReadingThis ought to be our response should anyone ask how we account for growth in our midst. A simple shrug. Who knows? We put some gospel seed down. We watered it with the word. Then God did the work according to His will.
Keep ReadingThe elder retreat was held last Saturday. Mission Southside graciously allowed us to use their facilities for our all-day retreat (as they have in recent years). We appreciate their generosity.
Keep ReadingMay 29
2025
The elders met May 22 for the regular monthly meeting. Our agenda always considers concerns, praises and care regarding our church family as well as administrative items. As respects care, we have had ongoing discussions regarding those who would identify themselves as members of our church body, but who participate very infrequently in corporate worship, discipleship, or other ways with this body.
May 22
2025
I would encourage you all to listen to the podcast below - at least the first half of it. Dr. Bryan Chapell is a pastor/writer/professor that I have greatly appreciated, and I was intrigued that I saw that he was tackling this topic in this podcast and in a recent book (which I plan to read). He speaks to something I have been thinking a great deal about, which is the cultural and generational shift we see in the church and in our world.
May 15
2025
"The prayer meeting is an institution which ought to be very precious to us and to be cherished very much by us as a church, for to it we owe everything. When our comparatively little chapel was all but empty, was it not a well-known fact that the prayer meeting was always full? And when the church increased, and the place was scarcely large enough, it was the prayer meeting that did it all."
May 8
2025
I want to take the opportunity in this space to thank the church for affording me time and space to travel and engage in several important endeavors over the last two weeks. Last week I traveled to Washington state for board meetings with Multiply, our denomination's missions board.
May 1
2025
The elders met April 24 for the regular monthly meeting. As usual, our time was pretty evenly split between discussing concerns and praises regarding our church family, prayer, and discussing administrative items. One thing that was discussed is that spiritual needs are likely as prevalent as health concerns (of which we have had plenty) and spiritual health and physical health are linked.