Pastor’s Blog
Practices to Nourish Our Spirits
Lent is a season to feed our souls while we fast from those things that distract us….we have three dimensions: the intellectual, the institutional, and the mystical. We must nourish all three to be well-rounded People of the Book.
Why Lent?
Intentionally setting aside time to do something is a good way to build new habits. The season of Lent is a season where we try out fasting from something in order to fill our time with more meaningful things – things that make us closer to God and to our neighbors.
Making the Shift: A Challenge to Keep Moving
By now, if you’re on our mailing list, you have received our letter outlining our plan to undertake an intentional process for the next year to re-imagine ministry together for a new era in our church…This discernment process will help us to pray about, deliberate about, and plan our ministries for the future.
On Being Baptist: BJC & Religious Liberty
In 2017, I was honored to be chosen as a BJC Fellow. Many of you have probably heard of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, as it is an organization that has been around in our nation’s capital protecting religious freedom for over 80 years…On Monday and Tuesday this week, I, along with other BJC Fellows from the last 5 years of the fellowship, had a chance to join with BJC and learn to advocate for religious liberty at the national level.
New Gatherings in 2020
We are in an exciting season of thoughtful change and hopeful anticipation in 2020! New music ministries, new learning opportunities, new Wednesday night schedule & caterer, new Bible study…join us!
Our New Minister of Music – Becky Collins
On Sunday, January 26, 2020, First Baptist Church called Becky Collins as our Minister of Music.
Shared Ministry and Sacred Partnering
In 2020, First Baptist Church is going to look for ways to practice “sacred partnering.” To that end, we will begin a process of rethinking how we partner in sacred ways soon. We will walk together through an intentional process of reflecting on who we are and what our ministries should look like in this new season / decade.
Musings on Music
I don’t think a music program alone will grow a church….But music is an accent with which we speak to God, and one that inspires beauty and art in our souls. And it is one avenue we take on a journey toward being authentic people of faith together.
Taking Inventory
It’s a new year, and that means many of us will be looking for ways to de-clutter our lives…I’ve found that whatever new goals we may have for a new year or new decade, the work often begins with taking inventory of what we have been doing.