The Back When Cain Was Able sermon was delayed a week by our need to address Charlotte’s State Of Emergency a week earlier. So, according to the calendar it was the third week of Nooks & Crannies, but according to life, it was the second. It was a passage I loved studying, a sermon I Read the full article…

So it got interrupted. It’s still really good. I can honestly say that studying for and then preparing this message was as much fun as I have had in a long, long time. And here’s why:  so often when we read the bible — the early part of Genesis in particular — we want to Read the full article…

I was speaking with a good friend several years ago about the difference between exhortational preaching and evocative preaching. Exhortational preaching challenges. Urges. Implores. It is filled with phrases like “you should” and “we ought” and “do this” and “consider that.” It implores people to change beliefs and behaviors based on the propositions included in Read the full article…

In addition to the first Sunday in the refreshed K-Zone, this past week was also the first time our Latino community worshipped in the Living Room. We developed that space in large part for our students on Sunday evening and for our Spanish speaking worship gathering on Sunday morning. Here is Pastor Sammy Gonzalez’s report Read the full article…

Ryan Gordon is our Director of Children’s Ministries at Good Shepherd, and he leads a crack team of staff and volunteers at inviting all children into a living relationship with Jesus Christ. This past Sunday was the first Sunday of our new, reimagined and re-entergized KZone, as the construction phase of Beyond has come to a Read the full article…