Yesterday I wrote of my hopes for genuine renewal at the beginning of this New Year, and also of the challenges I have felt in recent years–especially in view of the annual area-wide combined worship. Today I upate those observations. Yesterday was undoubtedly one of the best of the nine New Year’s combined worship events …
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It’s Sunday Again: First Sunday of the Year–New Beginnings
As a minister, the first Sunday of the New Year is traditionally one of my favorite Sundays of the year. Through the years, I have enjoyed the freshness, excitement and enthusiasm of leading the church in beginning a New Year with new hopes and expectations. The church seems poised and ready for action. The holidays …
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Resolutions: A Day Early!
Perhaps if I get my resolution list published a day early, and have a brief opportunity to prepare myself, the resolutions will last longer. One good thing about my resolutions this year is that they are positive statements that can be pursued continuously, even with lapses (rarther than negative “don’t” statements that are immediately gone …
2010: Renewing the Mission
The church where I minister does not have an official mission statement. Perhaps that is bad. A positive that comes is that I get to continually write possible mission statements that reflect who we are and what we are trying to become. As I think about 2010, I have developed a new mission statement. Perhaps …