Category Archives: Ministry
Charlie Mallie on Scriptural churches that miss the point
Pastor Charlie Mallie, a Lutheran pastor from Texas, as heard recently on Issues, Etc. …in modern day churches, you can have places that are ‘in the Word’, that are doing things ‘from the Scripture’, but apart from Christ’s dying and … Continue reading
Church Membership Process: Second Meeting
September 8 was my second meeting with the elders/pastors of my church to work on the process of creating a membership statement. They met without me last time to work out among themselves some of the issues I brought up … Continue reading
Helping my church form a membership process
The elders of my church have accepted my offer to help them navigate the process of developing a membership process. I’m completely honored to have been invited to attend the next elders’ meeting and I presume several of the subsequent … Continue reading
Drained, and no refill in sight
Tonight I’m utterly drained and have nothing more to give; the last three days having taken everything out of me. Even typing this takes more than I want to spend. On Friday I spent an hour on the phone with … Continue reading
Look like it’s time to leave my church
Sometime around last fall (2008) I began attending a small up-start church a few miles from where I live. Since becoming Reformed, I’ve found it very hard to find a church, but even more difficult is one that accepts divorce/remarried … Continue reading
The King & I: Parallels and Inspiration 2,600 Years Later
In the earliest years of my faith in Christ, during high school, God led me to the short story of young King Josiah and the finding of the “Book of the Law” while rebuilding the temple. It would take two … Continue reading
Divorce, Ministry and The Tragedy of Interminable Non-Restoration
Earlier this evening I spent time with my friend Tim, with whom I’ve become reconnected after several years of being apart. Tim still goes to the same Assemblies of God (“A/G”) church in which we met and I was baptized … Continue reading