Editor’s Note: This week we welcome guest blogger, Emily Marks. Emily is an adult & community educator. She and her husband Sean live in Lancaster, PA, with their dog Corvus. Emily grew up as a pastor’s kid, and therefore she brings a wealth of experience and a unique perspective to this week’s passage. When weContinue reading “How to evaluate your pastor – 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13, Part 5”
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God’s call is for everyone – Matthew 21:1-11, Part 4
Editor’s Note: This week at Faith Church we welcomed one of my current students, Molly Stouffer, as guest preacher. Molly is from Hagerstown, MD, studying Pastoral Ministries at Lancaster Bible College. Here is the fourth and final post in her series of posts guest blogging her Palm Sunday sermon! God’s will calls us into activeContinue reading “God’s call is for everyone – Matthew 21:1-11, Part 4”
Why we need to abandon the idea of a missionary call – Relationships: with the world, Part 4
Are you called to be a global Christian? Think not? Keep reading, as I’d like to suggest that you are called. God through Christ wants everyone on the globe to experience his blessings. What blessing? Jesus wants to experience the blessing of abundant life. Jesus himself said he came to bring abundant life, full life,Continue reading “Why we need to abandon the idea of a missionary call – Relationships: with the world, Part 4”
How to fulfill your calling – Colossians 4:7-18, Part 3
Editor’s Note: This week I welcome David Hundert on the blog. David is an MDiv student and member of Faith Church. He preaches for me 3-4 times each year when I am away, and this past week I was my denomination’s national conference. Thank you, David! Do you ever feel frustrated about how your lifeContinue reading “How to fulfill your calling – Colossians 4:7-18, Part 3”
To be called or not to be called…the essential requirement for leadership in the church?
This morning we continued a brief series I’m calling New Years Resolutions for Faith Church. We’re looking at two facets of the church that figure to be a significant focus for us in 2013: leadership and discipleship. Over the next month or so, we’ll unveil a proposal for changing our church governance structure. To prepareContinue reading “To be called or not to be called…the essential requirement for leadership in the church?”
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