The first of September is always an exciting time at First Christian Church! For one, we are just coming down from the high of Disciples Together Worship. A little more than a week ago, we had 414 people from all four of our worship services make the trek to Rand Park for a beautiful day…
I’m always a little anxious about doing something out of the ordinary at church – like picking up four completely different worship services and combining them together outdoors in a park! Not only are there often logistical and technological challenges, but it can be disconcerting for people who are used to doing the same thing…
Do you love to sing in your car, in the shower, while mowing the grass?? Do you love to praise God through song? Would you like to join your voice with others who love to sing praise? If the answer is yes we would love to have you join us in the adult choir! We…
The week before last, I was excited to be able to attend the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It was a blessing in more ways than one! I was able to see seminary colleagues, wonderful people from the various churches I’ve been a part of throughout my life, I even got to chat with the director of my…
This past Sunday, we began a two-week sermon series called “The Power of 12 Revisited” exploring Romans 12. Last fall, we kicked off the year with a similar series on 1 Corinthians 12. In both of these chapters, Paul addresses the importance of believers working together in love in the body of Christ. It seems providential that both of these chapters lifting up…
The world of today is hard to understand – shootings, beheadings, sickness, no morals–so many hurting, because of pain in their heart or physical pain. I believe one of my lessons that I have learned is to just trust God. He is in control, He is sovereign, He loves us and wants what is best for us, so we have to trust.…
As I write this week’s column, the General Assembly of the Christian Church is already well underway. I’ve had the opportunity to attend amazing worship services and challenging workshops. Something I’m hearing over and over again is that we can no longer afford to wait in our buildings for people to come to us. In the same way Jesus and his disciples…
We have made a decision of living in the beautiful Midwest, experiencing different weather seasons. We also experience seasons at church. In the fall, we have the hustle and bustle of getting our kiddos ready for school. The joy of new school supplies, new clothes, new shoes and the list goes on. Currently we are experiencing the lazy days of summer; we…
We’ve been in our home off of River Road now for about 2 ½ years. The first summer, we noticed a few hummingbirds would stop by our window to inform us the previous owners had been thoughtful enough to put out feeders for them. This summer, we finally got with the program and have been enjoying watching them come and go ever…
Each week the staff gets together for a meeting so everyone can be on the “same page” – whether it is being briefed on a new sermon series, L.I.F.E. group updates, VBS, etc. we also go over the CALENDAR. If you’ve ever stopped by Mitzi’s desk and looked at the office calendar, it is FULL! From ministry group meetings, building usage requests,…