Posts with the category “news-updates”

Good afternoon friends! I just wanted to get a few quick reminders out to y'all before tomorrow (Sunday morning), so this won't go into great detail about any of the items below but just some quick reminders.One Great Hour of Sharing Special Offering - We will be collecting the OGHS special offering tomorrow and on 3/29. So if you feel so led to participate in a special offering (and I hope you do...  Read More

Good afteroon RJC Friends - on Monday, Diana Butler Bass shared a beautiful gift in her email newsletter that was all about the gift of blessing ohters. She included the video linked above from one of the leading voices about the power of gratitude, Brother David Steindl-Rast. Take 6 minutes and soak in the words and visuals of the above video. (If you are unable to see the video, you can also cli...  Read More

Happy Tuesday friends! This is a bit earlier in the week but by the time you read this on Tuesday, I will either be in the air or will have (hopefully) arrived in New Jersey for the Presbyterian Church Growth Network conference! It is the first gathering of a new group of PCUSA pastors who want to be intentional about church growth using lots of energy, intelligence, imagination, and love. I'll be...  Read More

The word “expansive” has been on my heart a LOT recently. I feel there’s something that the Spirit is stirring in me around it.   Read More

I am excited about my first of the combined services with all three congregations - this Sunday at 10:00am at Northwest!  Before we get into updates of what's been happening this week...first some beauty of the world.  Two images from different parts of Winton Woods.   The first was oen of those "it just happened that way" types of moments.  I was photographing the sunrise at the WW campground and...  Read More

Well, I am four days officially into this role and I am still excited (and a bit terrified) of what is ahead.  There's a lot that has been done and a lot more ahead over the coming weeks but we're going to get there!  And most of all, we are going to be seeing God's hand at work in some beautiful ways as we come together into ResoundingJoy Church!  Speaking of beauty -this is some beauty just righ...  Read More