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[Author’s note: this article is about the specific denominational troubles inside the UMC – which is a fairly niche topic. I realize it...

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. *disclaimer; I don’t always...

Newsletter – May, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! Coming off of the wonderful celebrations of Easter Sunday and all the...

Click here for the Word doc.. Click here for the PDF.. Would You Rather Grieve? – April 17, 2022 [Colossians 3:8-17] You know what was...

Click here for the Word Doc.. Click here for the PDF.. Passover Lamb – 04.14.2022 [Exodus 12] Tonight I’d like to open up the sermon by...

Click here for the Word Document.. Click here for the PDF.. Seriously, Who Is This Guy? 04.10.2022 [Matthew 21:1-11] Scot McKnight is a...

Click here for the Word Doc.. Click here for the PDF.. Perks of Being A Citizen – 04.03.2022 [Acts 16] There’s an old story that people...

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. *disclaimer; I don’t always...

Newsletter – April, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! It’s funny – March happens the same way every single year and yet I...

Click here for the Word Document.. Click here for the PDF.. Arguments In The Church – 03.27.2022 [Acts 15] I moved the summer between...

Click here for a WORD doc.. Click here for a PDF.. Mortals Like Us – 03.20.2022 [Acts 14] A long time ago there was a guy named...

Click here to download the Word Doc.. Click here to download the PDF.. Commissioned – 03.13.2022 [Acts 13] Pursuit of the truth requires...

Click here to download the Word Doc.. Click here to download the PDF.. Reconciled – 03.02.2022 [2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10] Once upon a...

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. *disclaimer; I don’t always...

Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! I want to begin by saying just how overwhelmed and grateful my family is for all your love and...

Community Outreach Part 3 - Partnerships A few months ago I was asked to lead a Leadership Training event on Community Outreach. I led an...

A few months ago I was asked to lead a Leadership Training event on Community Outreach. I led an hour long zoom meeting, and then we...

A few months ago I was asked to lead a Leadership Training event on Community Outreach. I led an hour long zoom meeting, and then we...

Newsletter – February, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! What an incredibly challenging year this has been! We are only a...

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. *disclaimer; I don’t always...