IF the demographic trends in Minnesota continue on their current course… And IF you, as a leader in your congregation, truly desire that your congregation should include people from every race, and tribe, and tongue, as the Bible talks about…
Read MoreAll of the leaders we meet in the Bible were flawed in some way. The one exception was Jesus, the perfect leader, but then He was and is the Son of God. Abraham, Jacob, David, Solomon, Jonah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Simon Peter, James, John, Paul – they were all flawed. We meet them not only in their strength but also in their inadequacy...
Read MoreIt’s not that pastors are hard to love. We’re just not always sure how to do it. So we stumble at the door with a compliment. Or we say something like, “Pastor, I’m praying for you,” and his face wears a quizzical look as if he’s saying, “I wonder what I did now for her to say that!” Or we keep a safe distance from the pastor, settling for a weekly handshake...
Read MoreThank You, Heavenly Father, for bringing us to the start of another new year. Our times and seasons are gifts from You and are in Your hands...
Read MoreI was on the edge of the Sea of Galilee just before dawn. It was my first time in Israel. Like many tourists, I had risen early that morning to get the perfect sunrise photo. Back then we still used something called film, which came in a cartridge we loaded in our camera...
Read MoreAt its most recent meeting, the Minnesota South District Board of Directors heard about a new District missions initiative that is designed to connect Regions 3 and 4 pastors and lay leaders in an intensive and personal way with mission fields which are, in the words of Jesus, “ripe unto harvest"...
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