Making disciples in all nations
Two and a half years ago at a U.S. Mennonite Brethren leadership summit in San Diego, Calif., where the future ministry structure of the...
Do you preach?
“Do you preach?” That’s typically the question I’m asked after people hear that I’m a South Mountain Community Church (SMCC) multisite campus pastor. There...
Five minutes with Ed Holmes
In his “day job” as a mechanical engineer for United Launch Alliance, Ed Holmes helps with rocket launches to put satellites into space, but...
It’s time to celebrate
It’s almost Christmastime! In case you haven’t realized it, our kids are incredibly excited about this fact. This season is wrapped in things children...
Our hopes and fears
Phillips Brooks was worn out. After guiding his congregation through the bloody years of the American Civil War and delivering a powerful message at...
A credible place for donating
In R. Scott Rodin’s classic book on Christian fundraising, The Third Conversion, Carl, one of the main characters in the story-like narrative says, “We...
Lost and found
Neighbors living around our church are always coming and going. Many move into our community as a first stop for their migrant families this...
The ministry of listening
It was a most uncomfortable few moments in an otherwise glorious time together as a family. We were enjoying the beauty of California’s Avila...