Continuing the Discussion We’ve talked about our basic rules as worshipers, in general, to minister to God and to minister to people. Let’s focus in a little bit on practically what that could mean for those in our worship ministry. There is always an element where we want to bless and minister to God himself. [...]
I recently read a book that was written for teenagers called, This Changes Everything: How the Gospel Transforms the Teen Years by Jaquelle Crowe. In the first chapter, “Our Identity,” she wrote, “Christians who live for this new kingdom have a new King. His name is Jesus. Because of him, everything is transformed. We’re now [...]
Have you ever ordered a meal at a fast food restaurant when you are in a hurry and upon arriving at your destination and opening the bag you find that you were given the wrong meal? There’s nothing like looking forward to a juicy, savory hamburger only to open the bag and find a garden [...]
Task force to Team We have a new official team, or committee if you prefer that term. In July council approved making the Creative Design Team an official team. As some may know, this team was originally formed as a task force by Pastor Ed Rosenberry for the planning of the Christmas season services and [...]
Our council at Central Manor is made up of two groups which make up the leadership. They are Elders and Deacons. While they each serve a different function, they both serve together as the council to accomplish God’s mission for the church. The elders are the leaders of the church. Some of the elders are [...]
Things change. It’s one thing we can all count on. When it comes to technology and social media, things change at a rapid pace. In the not so distant past a good number of people were seeing our posts. In their Facebook news feeds each week our posts were commonly included. It wasn’t uncommon for [...]
Rules have a negative connotation. They are restrictive and rigid. Even though they come across that way they are necessary for every family and organization. The rules keep people on track. They can be a safety net and guide to church as well. While we can’t list all that we feel God would have us [...]
So what's been happening in worship and tech recently? Let me share a little bit... Worship Evening Last month I shared about the worship evening that we had on March 3rd. I just wanted to relate to those of you who missed it that it was a great evening! Thank you to everyone who came [...]
In case you haven’t heard, we are having an evening of worship on Saturday March 3rd at 6:30pm. This is intended to be an evening where we can spend a bit more time in singing our praise and worship (in the contemporary style) to the Lord than what time typically allows on a Sunday morning. [...]
By now we are all settling into 2018. Every January many of us feel that excitement of a restart. A clean slate. A chance to change a few things that we have realized are not the best for us. We see a chance to grow. We recognize an opportunity to break free of things we [...]
