During the month of October we as a church spend time reflecting on stewardship. Christian stewardship is the understanding that everything we have and are is a gift from God. …
What motivates you? Think about this question for a moment. How has a question like this changed for you over time? Let’s face it, what motivates us as children is…
When I was in my Clinical Pastoral Education internship at UNC-Chapel Hill Hillsborough campus, we spent many meetings discussing what it means to actively listen to patients, how to practice…
Over the last few weeks of September we have had a great time introducing and thinking about our three new strategic values: Curious, Courageous, and Connected. During the month…
One of the many ways to study the Book of Acts includes a close look at the speeches to determine the the trajectory of the message. Peter and Paul have…
This week’s value is courage. We are courageous. The way we define this guiding value for our church is: “Our faith makes us bold, compelling us to do hard things. We…
Since December, the church has been in a strategic planning process. On August 28, the Servant Leadership Board approved the 3-year strategic plan that close to 50 people helped to…
This weekend’s passages connect to the notion of bringing people together in faith. Unity. In First Kings, Solomon’s closing remarks at the dedication of the Temple offer a blessing to…
What a great August we’ve had in worship as we have considered what it means to build up the temple and to build up one another as the body of…
In this week’s passages from the Gospel of Luke and First Kings, two things are very obvious: First, Luke's passage is about infrastructure. Certain foundations can support different kinds of…