I found this to be very interesting on a blog I keep up with. Now he talks about it in relation to the church and its often tricky organizational turns, but this stuff could be true of any organization. So perhaps it will sound familiar no matter your current people place. http://stufffchristianslike.blogspot.com/2008/08/389-church-mafia-4-ruling-families.html
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When You Add People
August 31, 2008What Would You Say?
August 6, 2008I was recently given the pleasure of being asked to respond to three questions for a lady who is taking a world religion course at her school. The questions were all about why I believe what I believe or how I might explain my position. It made me think of how important it is to […]
Mission Trip Notes: The Real Thing
July 22, 2008In Acts 2 & 4 we read of what the 1st Century church was like at Jerusalem. We read of a gathering of believers who were a true community. They did things together daily in a very close and personal way. Ways that produced close community and a togetherness that set a perfect example of […]
Mission Trip Notes: When They Get It
July 19, 2008Above is the team of Southside Christian Church and El Bethel Christian Church serving at the Church of Christ. As a trip coordinator and subsequent recruiter one of the hardest things to do it tell people adequately what it is like to go on a mission trip. What it feels like and what excitement awaits […]
Mission Trip to Beattyville, Ky Update
July 16, 2008As previously stated in my other blog entry (click here)we took at trip down to Beattyville, Ky and worked on a familes house that needed to be completed b/c the husband/father of the house was disabled. We also were blessed to work with a local church and do a VBS with them. Here is a […]
Mission Trip to Beattyville, Ky
July 4, 2008The long awaited trip is here. We are headed down to Beattyville, Kyon a Mission Trip. Beattyville and its neighbor Booneville have been the trip destination of Teen Mission, USA for several years now. This is an area that God has opened up and is open to serving with building projects, Kids events and other […]
Good Ol Sabbath
June 28, 2008Wanted to post thisĀ in here. Answered this question for someone. It is concerning the Sabbath Day and how the Christian should or should not react to it. QUESTION #1: Is it wrong to have a job that requires you to work on Sunday? Why was the Sabbath changed from Saturday to Sunday? What does God […]
Ask the Pastor
June 16, 2008We started a new series this week called Ask the Pastor. We have invited the congregation to ask those spiritual questions that perhaps have not ever been answered in any other way. I have done my best to answer them. I began this sermon by talking about how to properly interpret scripture. By doing so […]
I heard from God…Whooptie-do!
June 13, 2008I was reading my lessons this evening. I was reading about the Law given to Moses on Mount Sinai. God instructs the people to come near the mountain and the people reply in a very telling way as far as understanding the holiness and power of God. Power that even in just hearing His voice […]