Posted in vision on November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This vision statement grew out of the following realities:
1) History. I have listened to people’s stories. I have read through church documents. I have come to the conclusion that First Baptist Church has experienced more decline than growth in recent history. I have also concluded that this congregation wants to change that pattern and begin to grow [...]
Posted in Steve's Sunday Blog on November 19, 2007 | 2 Comments »
November 18, 2007
I thought today’s service flowed as well as any since I have been at FBC. I could sense the spirit in a strong way and I thought we had a great worship.
Let’s recap-
The bell choir was spot on today. That was something! The bell choir’s rendition of EVERY MOVE I MAKE with the praise team leading [...]
Posted in Steve's Sunday Blog on November 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I walked away from worship today (November 11) feeling really good about the entire experience.
I had made the decision to divide the sermon into six parts and present them throughout the service. The reason for the decision was a fear that presenting all the spiritual pathway material at once would drag along and get painful. [...]
Posted in Steve's Sunday Blog on November 4, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Steve’s Sunday Blog
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Sorry I have been away from the blogosphere for a couple of weeks. Two Sundays ago, I was at the First Baptist Church of Madison Indiana as they celebrated their 200th anniversary. It was fun.
Last Sunday, I left town immediately after church and was not around a computer until Tuesday, [...]
