By Connie Goodson, Children’s Director I’ve been spending a lot of time over the past week trying to get well with the same sickness everyone else had. So I had some time to read and get caught up on some blogs and articles about Children’s Ministry. There are statistics everywhere…
by Addie Zander, Associate Director of Student Ministry I love Christmas music. It’s sentimental and nostalgic and always makes me feel the pleasant ache that comes with eager anticipation. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a perennial favorite. “The Christmas Song” sung by Nat King Cole is played over…
By Jay Risner, Lead Pastor It’s mid-November. This is the blog where I ask you to ponder Thanksgiving. Where I tell you to consider enlarging your heart of gratitude. Where I get you to really pay attention to the stuff that matters in life. But since Hobby Lobby has been…
By Megan Slemp, Associate Director of Children’s Ministry Did you know that more than ½ of the people that will believe in Jesus do so by age 12? Did you know that by the time a child is 9 their basic moral foundation has been formed? Did you know that…
By Dr. Burge Troxel, Senior Adults Pastor We are living in a day when all religions are perceived to be saying about the same thing. Namely, “Believe in ___________ (name of god), become a religious person by ________________ (rules to live by), and if you follow these rules well enough…
By Jay Risner, Lead Pastor Tragedy strikes. Details emerge. “Thoughts and prayers” are extended from every direction. Reporting on who or what is responsible for the calamity ensues. Tweets, hot takes, and think pieces abound. Rinse. Repeat. Have you noticed this pattern? This is a unique time in history. Our…
By Seth Brown, Adult Connection Pastor Roughly three times a year, Faith Bible Church hosts an event we call the “New Member Connection Workshop”. This event is basically a church orientation where new people can get to know what the church is about and where church leadership can meet new…
by Addie Zander, Associate Director of Student Ministry The collection of Puritan prayers The Valley of Vision contains words that have stirred my heart to repentance and affection like few other books outside of Scripture. Lately, I have been drawn back, time and time again, to the prayer entitled “A…
By Connie Goodson, Children’s Director Heroes are cool! I went to see the movie Wonder Woman last night. It was a last-minute decision for my husband and I to go see it; I had heard a lot about it and that it was a good movie. So, we went. And…
