From the Guest Posts Category
- 22 Nov
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1 commentThe Meaning of Advent
Dr. Paul R. Fetters This year, 2011, the first Sunday of Advent is November 27. Traditionally, Advent, from the Latin advenus (coming), is a period of preparation and anticipation in celebration of the birth of Christ. During the period of Advent, Christians traditionally light a candle each Sunday during worship at church and at home. [...]
- 7 Oct
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No commentsRattlesnake Grade Saves Marriage!
Annette Sites, Jerusalem Chapel (Churchville, Va.) There is a curve in a road in the middle of nowhere going toward Paradise–Oregon, that is. That curve and 100 other curves on a winding highway is known to the locals as Rattlesnake Grade. What makes this grade one of memory for me is two-fold. First, there are [...]
- 28 Apr
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1 commentHelping the Unemployed in Our Midst
J. Michael Caley, Senior Pastor, Banner of Christ UB (Byron Center, Mich.) Michigan has been hit particularly hard by the economic crisis. At Banner of Christ church (Byron Center, Mich.), 15 families have been affected by layoffs or job cuts. Several men who are key breadwinners had been at the same location 25-30 years. Many [...]
- 11 Mar
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No commentsAre Christians Creating More UnChristians?
Michele Vigil, Student and Discipleship Pastor, Hillsdale UB (Hillsdale, Mich.) Last month I went on an all-day conference and heard David Kinnaman, the author of the book Unchristian, speak on the research he and the Barna group have been doing with young people between 18-29 years old. Although most of our teens are younger than [...]
- 19 Feb
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1 commentUnderstanding Today’s Youth
Roger Vezeau, College Park UB Church (Huntington, Ind.) Roger Vezeau is Director of Student Ministries at College Park UB church (Huntington, Ind.) and a member of the denominational Youth Ministry Team. Today’s youth want community–meaningful, authentic relationships with peers and adults who are not judgmental. They are motivated first by what draws their attention, but [...]
- 5 Dec
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No commentsA Congregation, and a Home Makeover
Dan Kopp, senior pastor, NorthPointe Community Church Dan Kopp, pastor of NorthPointe Community Church (Lewis Center, Ohio), writes about a tremendous way the congregation helped a single mother in the church the weekend of November 14-16. We have a single mother who was basically deserted by her ex. She goes to work every day, is [...]
- 16 Oct
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No commentsFrom “Close to Christ” to “Christ-centered”
Tim Hallman, senior pastor, Anchor Community Church (Fort Wayne, Ind.) I am attending the REVEAL conference at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. On Tuesday, Bill Hybels, Willow’s pastor, talked about the four categories of people they identified in the REVEAL study. Here’s what he had to say about them: Exploring Christ. People at this level [...]
- 23 Sep
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No commentsYour Approach to God
Chris Kuntz, Worship Pastor, Union Chapel UB (Fort Wayne, Ind.) The following originally appeared on Chris’s blog, “Molded to Worship.” Every morning I get up before the rest of the family and get ready for work. With Lisa’s new work schedule, I leave before she gets out of bed. She is usually always either sleeping [...]
- 15 Dec
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1 commentGetting Airborne in Reaching Our World
Tom Blaylock, Director of Church Multiplication Recently, while out on a hunting trip in northern Michigan, I saw a rare and beautiful sight — a bald eagle in flight. The very first time I saw a bald eagle was on that same hunting trip a few years earlier, when an eagle swooped down to grab [...]
