Unmaking of a Part Time Christian

I'd like to promote my friend, Derek's, latest book today. Derek has a great gift for articulating the faith, turning complexities into simplicities, and most of all, challenging us to think. I've appreciated his partnership in ministry and wish for him that his writings continue to find a new audience. Please check out the book if you have the means.

Emerging Worship

I've been working with a small group to begin planning a new worship service at our church. The rules are---there are no rules! The more we study and think and try to be good, headstrong Presbyterians, the more we realize that we don't have to worry about this so much. While using our minds and our spirits and our hearts and our strength to serve the Lord, there is so much that we don't seem to know about the folks who aren't church-goers. The unchurched, dechurched, rechurched among us are the folks we would love to reach through a very different gathering time, but the orderly, linear way of doing all things Presbyterian isn't the way to go about it. In fact, the Presbyterians are starting to realize, I think, that we've been so worried about being in order for so long, that we haven't let the Spirit have its way with us to the fullest extent. So, what are we going to do? I hope to continue to reflect on that in the next few months ahead.

Baking @ WDW w/the fam.

Getting ready to head home.

Heading home.

Getting ready for a worship meeting.

Social Notworking!

It's always interesting to see what kind of toys are out there. I realized that I don't have to "update my status" every 2 minutes, and even less importantly, I don't have to do it on every different outlet I've created. I didn't realize how many different ways to touch base there were. I'm hoping that I can find an easy way to post my bi-weekly newsletter article, my blog, my status and my Tim-centric perspective. For as much as this technology is about the "ME", I suppose it can also be about the "WE" and the opportunities we have for relationship, if only by e-lationship. Lord, show us how to be in this ever-growing new world!

Pong!

Trying to ping. . . "PING!!!"

Managing my virtual life

I'm realizing, that keeping up with facebook, twitter, blogger, website updates for the church, and all the peripheral stuff can be quite a full time job in and of itself. I'm not sure, in our desire to be connected, how much time to spend and justify, but it has become a sort of ministry for those of us who are online a good bit of the time. I'm grateful that technology allows for it, but not always sure of the best way to utilize it. I hope I can sort this out!

Tim's latest sermons

Here are Tim's messages from the last three weeks:

June 21st, Father's Day: "A Father's Forgiveness"

June 28th: "What Does a Sheep Say?"

July 5th: "Finding Our Coin"