It’s been over nine months since we began talking about the Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) program at Journey and this past week it finally began! The week of September 3-6 was orientation for all new students on-site at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, both those in distance programs like the…
A few weeks back, I mentioned that I had picked up The Worship Architect and thought about doing a book study together on my blog. There were several people who were interested and I think we can make a go of it. I’ve never hosted a book discussion on here…
This week at Journey of Faith, I was able to give the message and offered a challenge as well. For the text, we focused on Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians in Ephesians 3:14-21. Paul was a man of prayer who used it often in his ministry and in his letters.…
This is my favorite time of the year… and one of the worst times of the year. I love the Christmas season. I know, it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but in the creative arts world, we’re making serious preparations for the holidays and have been since October. Personally, I could…
I’ve had this blog for about 10 months now. So far, my readership has been pretty small – at least going by the stats. But in the last few weeks, I’ve seen a pretty big increase in people visiting my blog – and not just people around Grand Rapids but…
As promised, here are some of the much anticipated pictures of our new stuff Sunday (I talked about this stuff here) First, our new banner: Our Guest Services Center: The Crossroads Resource Center: The Connections Cafe: The Kid’s Ministry Room: I’ll put up some pictures of the Auditorium once the…