Men’s Ministry that men actually enjoy…
Growing up in the church as a pastor’s kid, I had unique access to something most church attending adults and probably zero church attending kids had access to: the inside conversations between pastors. For better (and usually for worse), I had an awareness of the frustrations and challenges most pastors face in their ministry. One […]
Built On Tragedy :: How Jesus Taught His Followers To Handle The Worst
What does the Bible say about tragedy? First the bad news… God warns us that there will be tragedy in our lives. But that’s not where His words on tragedy end… and that’s the good news. Follow along with Pathmakers Church teaching team leader, Joe Meverden, for a look at what Jesus had to say […]
More Than Just Facebook Friends
So, this thing happened after our gathering on Sunday. It happens all the time, actually, but I guess I noticed it in a new way on Sunday. Our main meeting had been over for 30 minutes, we had just finished packing up the storage truck, the kids were running around playing tag, and people were […]
It’s Church, But Different! Find out how and why…
That line we use “It’s Church, but Different” is not a clever catch phrase. Frankly, it’s not all that catchy and it definitely isn’t clever. All it is is simple truth from a simple church that simply wants to be the kind of gathering of Christ-followers that… well… Jesus Christ intended us to be. Don’t […]
Scripture, Straight Up (Spring 2013) Men’s Study
Hey gents, We have a morning study for guys this winter/spring where we’re going to dive into the so-called Pastoral Letters (1, 2 Timothy, Titus… and we’ll add Philemon for good measure). No commentaries, no books, no study guides, no pre-printed Bible studies… just us, our Bibles, and each other. Not that those other things […]
This might be the least uplifting message in the world…
Click here to listen. Keep in mind, I didn’t say boring. I didn’t say irrelevant. I didn’t say “waste of time.” I didn’t say “unhelpful” or anything like that. Just… “least uplifting.” Yet I can’t shake the feeling that a lot of Christians need to hear it. I could be wrong.