Category: Church Ministry
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Why I am not a Calvinist
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It’s okay to miss things
The old proverb tells us “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”. There is definitely truth to that. When we are away from that which we love, we begin to realize how much we truly appreciate it. We have been away from church now for over six weeks as I write this. We have not had…
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Churches – Stop Livestreaming!
During this pandemic and the many churches that have temporarily closed their doors, churches are turning to social media and technology to get their message out. I think that is great. However, you can put out a great video message without making it live. You do not have to Livestream. Here are my thoughts: Many…
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Top 5 regrets from the first 15 years of pastoring.
February of 2020 marks 15 years that I have been a pastor and all 15 have been with the Cedar Hill Baptist Church of Dillsburg, PA. These have been the best years of my life but there are things I wish I had done differently and things I wish just were different. Here is my…
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An Outward Focused Church
On Sunday evening November 18, 2018 Pastor Wes challenged his church at Cedar Hill Baptist in Dillsburg, PA to become an Outward Focused Church. In Matthew 9:9-13 we see where Jesus met Levi (Matthew) the tax collector and told him to “Follow Me”. They ate at Levi’s house which was packed with sinners wanting to…
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Are we producing ‘Snowflake’ pastors and missionaries?
As a Pastor I receive a constant barrage of phone calls and emails from prospective missionaries who are looking for support and an opportunity to come to our church and present their ministry. I have noticed over the past couple of years a distinct change in the ministries that are contacting us. More and more…
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…God will tell people about your Church!
Shortly after I became a Pastor I received advice from a Pastor that I respect very much. He told me that the philosophy of his ministry and his church is very simple: If we tell people about God; God will tell people about our church! Bottom line: We focus on the Great Commission. We tell…