Resurrection is hosting the Kansas East Annual Conference. While I am a full elder in the Kansas West Annual Conference, I am currently serving a church located in the East. I care a great deal about spiritual revival across the state of Kansas and pray for that every day that I come to church. Resurrection Online [...]
Posts Tagged ‘kansas’
1 Mar
Zimbabwe: Chabadza (6 of 8)
I was deeply encouraged by learning about the concept of chabadza. This is a custom of the Shona people of Zimbabwe in which a traveler stops to help anyone whom they pass as they are going on their way. If I am traveling from village to village and see someone working in their field, I [...]
25 Dec
Top 10 Posts of 2009
Merry Christmas to you! Nicole and I are excited to be with family in the days ahead. I am going to be taking a blogging break until January 4, 2010. Until then, enjoy the top 10 posts from 2009: GracePoint Community/United Methodist Church Top Hymns for a Funeral Twitter Hashtags for Annual Conferences GracePoint UMC [...]
15 Sep
Check Out the Studs at #ksf09
Today is the second day that Nicole and I have had the opportunity to spend time at the 2009 Kansas State Fair. We left on Sunday afternoon and will be headed back to Kansas City tonight. It has been a great vacation with my family of origin. I invite you to check out http://www.kansasstatefair.com/ for [...]
14 Apr
GracePoint UMC Final Service – My Response
I was saddened but not particularly surprised to hear the news that GracePoint United Methodist Church would end worship this past weekend. After the formation of Grace Point Community Church, the potential viability of Grace Point UMC seemed small. I appreciate the commitment of the annual conference to north west Wichita, but I believe that [...]
9 Apr
GracePoint UMC Final Worship Service
From an email sent to Kansas Area clergy in the United Methodist Church. How do you respond? CONFERENCE STILL COMMITTED TO NORTHWEST SEDGWICK COUNTY WICHITA, Kan.—GracePoint United Methodist Church will have its final worship service on Easter Sunday, but the United Methodist Church remains committed to having a presence in northwest Sedgwick County. “We would [...]
4 Mar
GracePoint Community/United Methodist Church
I have heard rumors about what has happened / is happening at GracePoint Community Church and GracePoint United Methodist Church and have sought to compile the story as best as I can. Posts in chronological order: @gpwichita tweet from Sunday afternoon GracePoint Community Church GracePoint United Methodist Church Sunday Setlist … March 1, 2009 GP [...]
25 Feb
I do[n't] care.
My life would be easier if I didn’t care as much. If it didn’t matter to me if people changed their lives and became followers of Jesus Christ… If I didn’t care about the future of the United Methodist Church. If the possibility of revival throughout the state of Kansas did not excite me… If [...]
21 Jan
Myths of Annual Conference: Relationships
I want to build on the myth of avoiding relationship in the Annual Conference because of a potential supervisory role in the future. I have heard it said that it is not possible to form deep relationships with other members of the annual conference. This is untrue and damages the connection. I reassert that it [...]
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