Moving the Church Online
Hey Church! We have seen a drastic and rapid change in how we do ministry over the last few weeks. In church production, we thrive on being “on-site”, doing ministry together, and seeing God move in the room during our weekend services and mid-week ministries. The number one thing we look for when recruiting […]
So You Wanna Be A Youth Leader?
For the past six years, I have been a youth leader to the most amazing group of girls. Throughout the years we have had many girls come and go, but I’m so thankful for my time with each one of them. If you were to tell me when I started that I would get to […]
Kids Ministry – A Day in The Life
It’s Sunday morning, 8am, and the church is practically empty. As I walk around unlocking the classrooms for the morning ahead, I can hear the worship band upstairs practicing, this week I hear “Yes I Will”. Room after room I make my way around the halls while singing in my head the song playing […]
What’s Your Story?
A question I hear quite a bit around our Young Adults is, “What’s your story?” It’s generally Tomi asking it, but I hear it from others as well. It’s a genuine question that threw me off when I was asked. The usual question is something like, “Hey, how’s it going?” or, “How are you?” to […]
Elder Internship – What I’ve Learned So Far
Being an elder is both a joy and a great responsibility. The men who have faithfully led our church for years put in many hours behind the scenes in prayer, contemplation, and discussion. I have always highly esteemed the position of an elder, but did fully not understand the weight or blessing of what being […]
Living the Dream
When I was a teenager, I dreamt of spending days and weeks at home doing nothing. Playing video games, watching movies, pausing both of those for The Price Is Right at 11am every day – how much better could it get? Now, it seems, that many people around the world are living the dream. As […]
Best Laid Plans
Last week, a sweet friend sent me a Facebook post, written by an author who described how her plans for her upcoming book launch and numerous speaking engagements had been cancelled. Her words revealed the disappointment, the grief, the sense of loss. Yet it also expressed the truth of God’s goodness, despite all the discouraging […]
Toilet Paper….really?!?!
If toilet paper is where we find control and security in our lives, we’re in big trouble! I’m sure you’ve heard the crazy stories of people hoarding toilet paper, among other things, and how stores are running out and having to ration the number of packages they’re allowing people to purchase. I heard a […]
Be Still
Being still is something that is not easy, as normally we never are still. We are usually busy, running, busy with our chores, watching television, talking on the phone. Suddenly life changes and God allows us to be still with the opportunity that everything changes after the stillness. On September 17, 2000 I was […]
A Bright Spot in Darkness
So thankful for our Market volunteers as they settle in on the “new normal” for this season of how they serve our guests. On Sunday, they saw 14 families, and more came on Monday as well. This really has me thinking about the less fortunate in our city. Many of us are able to […]