I was recently asked by a fellow pastor, “Wes, are you going to show something new every time we get together?”  When I responded what this pastor meant they replied, “Well, I still haven’t figured out the last tool you showed off.” I get this pastor’s point, the problem is it springs from a mentality that…
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I’m Back
Today is my first day back from vacation. Â I’ve connected with some folks and got some processes underway for Annual Session in September, so it’s been a productive day so far. Â I have to say though, I despise mail. Â I spent nearly an hour going over the junk that gets sent to me. Â 90% ended…
5 Great Reasons to Give to a Church
A couple of days ago I listed five terrible reasons to give to a Church. Â Like I said in the post, they aren’t things I typically hear around Central that much any more. Â I have heard them at Central on occasion, and at every other Church I’ve ever been part of. Â It’s a terrible shame,…
5 worst reasons to give to a local church
I have heard, or seen in action, each of these bad reasons for giving in my time as a Christian, and every time I have head one of them I’m cringed inwardly. I still do here these at Central occasionally, but over the six years I’ve been here they’ve become rarer and rarer. So much…
A Moving Adventure
On Saturday Central witnessed the great pew migration of 2009. Â Our herd had to be moved to other grazing areas so we can prep the floor to get some new carpet. Â Here’s a video of the process. Â Great job gang.
The Old Old Story
I just finished reading Robert Webber’s Worship Old and New, and I’m better for. Worship Old and New was first published in 1982 and revised in 1994 – in many ways it acts a the forerunner of Webber’s execellent Ancient-Future series of books. For pastors or other church leaders who want to expose their congregants…
