by Scott Nelson A few years ago, I was asked to do a research project on church planting for the Evangelical Covenant Church, the larger church family of which I am a part. The research was qualitative, based on open-ended questions about what could be improved in church planting. I had my own opinions about […]
By Hannah Nelson – Associate Pastor – Kids and Families When Loving One Another is More Difficult Than Loving Your Enemy Like many people recently I have been thinking, praying, and processing the recent events that have taken place in our nation over the last several months. I have plenty of my own opinions that […]
by Jacqui Crumrine – Associate Pastor – Worship and Adults One of my greatest learning experiences with relationships was when I lived with a group of ladies while I attended college. There were six of us living in a somewhat dilapidated cinder block house. I lived in the basement (with three others) and had to […]
2020 was quite a year, and most of us are glad to see it go. One of the ways most people coped with the stress and anxiety of the year was through media. Some researchers show that our media consumption has almost doubled in the last year, up to almost seven hours per day.* It […]
By Hannah Nelson – Associate Pastor//Kids and Families Up and Out Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life. […]
by Jacqui Crumrine – Associate Pastor, Worship & Arts There’s a meme going around that says something like, “Funny how all of you are expecting all this to go away just because it’s a new calendar year!” Although there a “tongue in cheek” tone to it, I find myself feeling that way. The year […]
By Jacqui Crumrine – Associate Pastor A Season to Care ‘Tis the season! (You may be asking “’Tis the season for what?!”) As we head into December, and even the launch of a new year, it may seem a bit surreal considering all that 2020 has held for us. Usually, December is a time of […]
Hello my friends, with the new Regional Stay at Home order issued by the state, and recently impacting our area, I wanted to take a minute to clarify how this affects our church worship services. First, we join in prayer for our world, nation, state, and area as we do our part in the fight […]
By Hannah Nelson – Associate Pastor – Kids and Families Deal with the Feels I was listening to a sermon one time about being thankful and something that the preacher said stuck in my brain. “Deal with the feels”, he said. It was so profound for me that I actually texted the phrase to myself […]
by Scott Nelson One of the dreaded parts of high school football, when I played, was “Hellweek.” This week included two (or three) practices a day, lots of conditioning, and the first days of tackling in full pads. The weather was hot, and we were constantly exhausted. Even though we would eat a lot, it […]
