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 […]
Sometimes I am not quite sure what to do with my hands while singing at church. I am not particularly comfortable with raising my hands, even when the song says “I lift my hands.” This is part of my personality and part of my current context. I want to share with you the things that […]
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Andrew Preaching Ash Wednesday 2009
Thanks to Nick K. for assistance with the video file. This is the sermon that I preached on February 25, 2009 for Ash Wednesday. Enjoy!
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The Echo Within
I just finished up The Echo Within: Finding Your True Calling by Robert Benson. I admit that I was a bit skeptical of the book when I started. From the front and back cover, I assumed that it would be a bit too lovely for me. I was surprised at what I found. Benson writes […]
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Day and Data after Ash Wednesday
I preached last night at the Ash Wednesday service at Resurrection Central. I believe that God used me to introduce and remind people of God’s story, their story and to offer the invitation to connect the two. Throughout the day yesterday, I found that I was getting a significant traffic spike here at Thoughts of […]
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 […]
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2009 Ash Wednesday Sermon
I am preparing to preach the Ash Wednesday service tomorrow at Resurrection. I have been working to pull it together and it will get there, but it is not quite there yet. Would you pray for me today? If you are in the Kansas City area, I invite you to worship with us for Ash […]
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Facilitate Discipleship
I have been intrigued by Matt Judkins work in creating a video based curriculum that is available online and used by small groups within the church. I think that it is a great idea. Here is one of the weekly teaching videos: I think that Resurrection could learn from this idea to improve what we […]
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How do you measure life change?
Just over a year ago, I considered the difference between worship attendance and discipleship. Today I am thinking about a related question. How do you measure life change? I know, trust and hope that lives are changed through my ministry at Resurrection and the collected life and ministry of this local faith community. But how […]
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Speedlinking – February 19, 2009
Why you shouldn’t copy us or anyone else applies to churches as well. Apple’s design process might have some good things to teach about worship design. Hilarity at this blog post – BabyNamer.com Good insights at Top Ten Differences – Small town to megachurch Adam Hamilton asks the provocative question, In 44 Years U.S. UMC […]
This year I embarked on Project 365, in which I am seeking to take at least one photo every day. I will choose one picture from each day and post it at: http://aecproject365.wordpress.com/ I invite you to check out the pictures that I have taken at that site. It is not quite up to date, […]
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383 New Members at Resurrection
On February 8, 383 new adults youth and children joined Resurrection. While at times I have become familiar with large numbers of people at church, this boggles my mind. Each one represents a life that has been changed in some way through the presence of Resurrection in the community. Numbers can be measured, but how do […]
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