We were going to show this particular video promo at the conclusion of Sunday's service.Except it didn't really fit the mood that developed at each of our gatherings. We concluded our worship time with an old fashioned altar call, and then sat back and watched as God...
A series on the church's mission culminates where it must: "with Jesus Christ."We'll explore names, meanings, objections, and truths.I've been looking forward to this one for a long time.Invite someone to come with you because I believe this conversation has some...
I've been saying it so much to staff recently that they've begun repeating it back to me with wry smiles.The most important part of your job is not your job. It's helping this team be the best team it can be.Inspired by Patrick Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions Of A Team,...
This past Sunday evening, our Good Shepherd youth descended on Uptown Charlotte to put hands and feet to a living relationship with Jesus Christ.In lieu of their customary BigHouse Gathering in our Corner Campus, 220 students and volunteers ventured to the uptown area...
This will be a very different kind of Top Five Tuesday.For one, they are five things that haven't happened yet.For another, you'll help determine which ones actually happen and possibly even the order in which they happen.Here's what's going on: I already have the...
In John Irving's novel The Last Night In Twisted River, the narrator makes this observation:But family histories – chiefly, perhaps, the stories we are told as children – invade our most basic instincts and inform our deepest memories, especially in an emergency. I...
As we put language to our mission at Good Shepherd, we know there is one thing we want to avoid: dead religion.Because dead religion is everywhere, isn't it? Some Christians and even some churches seem to specialize in it.You may even have had seasons in your life...
It's a First Serve weekend.It's not just for Saturday anymore; we've got Friday opportunities as well.To be part of the ministry with far reaching community impact, check here. Find a venue that fits your schedule, abilities, and passions, and make a difference.
Candy bars one day, arcane church structure debates the next.In the course of some friendly e-conversation with a fellow UMC pastor regarding lay involvement in baptism and communion, I realized that we weren't really disagreeing over baptism and communion.Our...
There is nothing quite like a good candy bar, is there?I remember when they cost a dime. I'd ride my bike up to the neighborhood Seven-Eleven Store, put a dime on the counter, and ask for a Baby Ruth. Those really were the days.It's no exaggeration to say that candy...