Last Tuesday I filled my car with passengers with a huge desire to go to Waco, Texas. While it seems like that statement would only apply to a Baylor football game or maybe a shopping trip to Magnolia Market, I’m not interested in either.
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Last week, Dr. Tim Bruster and I heard that scripture read at the dedication of The Morris Foundation’s Women & Children’s Center at Presbyterian Night Shelter.
Most people would consider Advent and Lent our busy seasons — and they are — but allow me to let you in on a little secret: the minute school is out our church activities really take off.
Continuing our conversation about gift methods . . . some members of our congregation prefer to make their annual gift in one payment and utilize a stock transfer to accomplish making that gift.
I’ve had a few questions lately about an easy way to make automatic monthly pledge payments or gifts to the church without using a credit card. The answer, I’m happy to say, is simple.
I heard an interesting presentation on stewardship by a United Methodist clergy a couple of weeks ago that really affirmed my belief about giving 10 percent (a tithe) of my income to the church. This presentation also got me thinking about how to help others discover how establishing a giving plan can enhance our experience of faith and commitment to God.
During the last few months I’ve had the privilege to serve on a Church Council subcommittee called “Connect, Serve, Grow” led by Danica Knight.
We can all be proud of this group and their accomplishments in this 8-month journey to study not only the United Methodist Church but also other religions of the world. They are challenged to grow their faith through this process, which is not always an easy task for a 12-year-old.
I started my blog last week and I knew the communications team would be so happy to have an early submission, but then I heard the choir on Sunday — and I had to start over! You see, I originally wanted to write about the outstanding music we heard on Easter Sunday.
Growing up, our church always provided special offering envelopes, and we participated in the offering during worship by placing our gift in the plate when it was passed. On Easter Sunday, I ushered at the 9:30 service and saw so many families encouraging their children to participate in worship by placing a dollar in the offering plate.