What Love Looks Like (Pam Rocker)
A friend sent me a link to an interview of Pam Rocker by Illuminate at the Conference for Youth in London Conference. it is an excellent interview worth listening to. The link to her website is http://www.pamrocker.com/media/. Go towards the bottom of that page to...
All Ages Event for June 16
Just a brief note to alert people that the All Ages Event for June will be combined with Movie Night on June 16. Planning is still tentative, but Jim is planning on a variety of fun activities related to summer and to the movie between 5 and 6 pm. There will be a...
Last Meeting of Alberta and Northwest Conference: A Time for Change
As I prepare to attend the last meeting of Alberta and Northwest Conference, I am making a list of things I hope to do there. First is to find an opportunity to ask everyone present to not use restructuring as an excuse not to do the work many of us have neglected...
Important Conversations
Important conversations are those that lead to: destruction or healing; death or new life. Margaret J. Wheatley, in her book, Turning to One Another, promotes personal and community healing through our relationships with one another. On page 24, in a section on the...
Vexatious Verses for May 8
We had an interesting discussion of 1 Timothy this morning, but only men were present. We are hoping some women will be present next Tuesday for Vexatious Verses as we look at more of 1 Timothy and possibly a couple of other similar letters. 1 Timothy is jarring in...
Grumpy Old Man Notes
I feel like a grumpy old man this evening. While walking to South Centre Mall for supper and then back to the office for an evening meeting, I reflected on stories I have heard over the past couple of years and my own experiences. I ended up feeling angry about how...
Seven Things That Will Drive Future Church Growth
A recent post by Carey Nieuwhof from Barrie, Ontario, offered seven things that will drive future church growth. None of them are new, and I preached on some of these already, but I believe it is helpful to post an excerpt of the post. The whole post is accessible...
Upcoming Community Events for Parents and Others
Community Educational Services offers a variety of events related to health and wellness issues. The following are coming relatively close to St. Andrew's Centre: Wednesday May 2 1:15 PM - 2 PM Fish Creek Library 11161 Bonaventure Drive SE, Calgary Introduction to...
To Love Enough: Message for April 22 2018
To Love Enough was Rev. Jim Kenney's message in worship on Sunday, April 22, based on the Scripture passage of 1 John 3:16-24. My message today is to love enough is to be close enough to God to have enough power to do incredible things. Before I begin, here is what I...
Qualities of Leadership
Top leadership of most organizations share a few common qualities. Carey Nieuwhof, part of leadership team for a large church, Connexus, in Barrie Ontario with satellite churches in Orillia and Midland, posts blogs about leadership and church growth. His theology is...
