We had our monthly healing service on Monday night, and I continue to marvel at the delicate balance between prayer and touch. The bible contains many references to the “laying on of hands” — and the practice is typically associated with ordination to ministry, consecration to specific tasks, and prayers for healing. At each healing Read the full article…
This is how I like church to go. In the morning, we launched Text Message, a series about the nature and scope of the bible. Then to supplement the Sunday morning teaching, we offered the first of our ConTXT seminars on Sunday night. As Sunday morning rolled around, we had 61 people pre-registered for the Read the full article…
God sent us a text message. We should probably read it. How’s that for a series goal? To get people to read the bible. Not exactly a new concept. But I’m excited how we are going to go about it. I’m especially excited about our Sunday night seminars designed to supplement what you get out Read the full article…
A lot of what we try around here doesn’t work. I could write a book on all that, I suppose. But every once in awhile, we stumble on something that does work. Through a combination of a good idea, focused efforts, and the hand of God, some of our ministries really come together. First Serve Read the full article…
During seminary, I received training in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). By placing seminarians in institutional settings — in my case, the cardiac unit of Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, KY — CPE prepares clergy to engage in meaningful ministry with people in the midst of life’s most uncertain moments. And there is a whole conversational Read the full article…
