The introductory comments of my 2016 Annual Report can be found here: : http://callanderbaychurch.ca/2017/02/21/change-complexit…y-and-the-church/ As I reflect on 2016, we see that God has continued to do good things. We have continued to see small numeric growth, even though we said goodbye to many friends, who moved away for various reasons. Here are more of the […]
Change, Complexity, Simplicity and the Church
Taken from my 2016 Annual Report for Callander Bay Church “But I am afraid that…your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 11:3 On April 4th, 2017, I will be celebrating 25 years of ministry in North Bay/Callander. As I reflect on that time, I see […]
Simple Church: Chapter 3 – An Extreme Makeover
Sometimes the church needs a makeover. Just like homes that over time have begun to show their wear and need to be renovated, many times the church needs renewal. Sometimes it just needs a tweak, other times it needs to be torn down and rebuilt in an attempt to build a simple, effective church ministry. […]
Simple Church: Chapter 2 – The Simple (and Not So Simple) Church in Action
In Chapter 2 of Simple Church. Geiger and Rainer take you on a tour of two churches. They are not real churches they are “types” created from their research. They call them First Church and Cross Church. First Church is a traditional,plateaued, or what they deem to be a, non-simple church. Cross Church is a […]
Spiritual Pathways
I have been talking about “Keeping it Simple” in my weekend messages. Life seems to be anything but simple and connecting with God can sometimes seem very complicated. A couple weeks ago on a Sunday Morning, I introduced the concept of Spiritual Pathways. Spiritual Pathways are ways of connecting with God. A few mentioned that we […]
Building the Dam: Accountability
I am grieved. Someone I know, respected, in ministry had a moral failure. It saddens me. He was a hallmark of faithfulness in ministry. He had served the same church for more than 30 years. He had a heart for people and evangelism. Whether it was a wedding or a funeral, the gospel was always on […]
Keep it Simple: First Love
My Bible College days are a long way behind me. I have to admit that I have forgotten many of the things that I learned while there, but there is one thing I have never forgotten. I took a counselling in my second year and the teacher said something I have always remembered. The course […]
One Another Scriptures from the New Testament
This is an infographic fromhttp://overviewbible.com/one-another-infographic/ I thought it did an excellent job of highlighting all the “One Another” scriptures in the New Testament. Thanks to Jerry Kranz for making this available.
Good News and Bad News
I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first? I have often heard that if you want to develop a new habit that it will take 21 days. If I do this new pattern for that period of time it will become like second nature to me. I have also heard that […]
I Surrender 10%
If you go to the grocery store you will see a myriad of lite products. Most of the products make promises that they will have all the flavour and half the calories or something to that extent. Many times I have been disappointed with these products and they have not lived up to their billing. […]