New Church Website

I’ve been working some late-nights over the last few days on our new church website. I am thankful for help from one of my tech-friendly and knowledgeable church guys, Tom, who has put the same – if not more – hours into making it happen!

The site is built on the Joomla CMS (content management system). I am very proud of what we’ve come up with and where the site is headed in the future days and weeks.

Check out the full site at http://www.firstwesleyanship.org

The Pillow Pet Fiasco

The Sheets family (namely, Ella) recently acquired a Pillow Pet (style: Lady Bug). This was a significant purchase in our household and most of the ordeal was captured by various video-recording devices for archive-sake.

Enjoy:

AUGUST 15, 8:13PM | “Frustrated”

AUGUST 15, 8:17PM | “Pillow Pets Jingle”

AUGUST 15, 8:36PM | “Commercial Quoting”

AUGUST 15, 8:42PM | “Counting her pennies”

AUGUST 21, 9AM | “Pillow Pet Arrives & Is Unboxed”

BOOK: Funded and Free

A new book that just released TODAY has a lot of pastors and ministries talking. It’s called “Funded and Free” and was written by Casey Graham and Joseph Sangl. It’s available for purchase on their site here or from Amazon here. I haven’t yet read it, but am looking forward to doing just that!

Church finances seems to be THE ‘hot topic’ in ministry circles today as I’m sure it’s been an area of discussion since the New Testament era, too. I have heard numerous “stewardship” messages in my 30+ years in church and am excited to begin working on a series to deliver here in Shippensburg in the future. I am attempting to surround myself with numerous resources and ideas to begin building that series, too.

I’d love YOUR input (in the comments section) of resources, people, and ideas that you have heard or even used in the past on the area of stewardship and finances in the local church.

I am a blessed man!

I am overwhelmed tonight realizing how blessed I am! I am so thankful for my family, my church, and my home! Thank you, Lord!

Sunday Review | 2010.08.15

This morning I introduced my first sermon series to our church family. The series is based on the book by the same title, “Holy & Human” by Earle Wilson. This week I kicked the series off with a message about frustration.

Frustration IS a part of our life – how we react to those frustrations is what we focused on this morning. Our people responded well to the message and the closing challenge. I thank the Lord for that!

This afternoon the entire Sheets family napped like our lives depended on it. We all needed the rest! The kids continue to fight their colds while mom and dad have managed to steer clear of the worst of it.