Six Pastors At Camp
When the official pastor / leader of the church is at camp for the week (or even a couple days) a tremendous amount of life is infused. Summer camp provides … Read more
Tim Price
Bread on the Cross
We led worship for a weekend family camp that concluded in communion during the last service. Each person was invited to come as the pastors placed the bread into their … Read more
Feeling Blessed, Feeling Burdened.
We had the privilege of leading the chapel service for the youth of the Chaddock Children’s Home in Quincy, IL last night. This premiere institution is known nationally for it’s … Read more
Hospitality
The summer has begun. And once again, it’s been a privilege for the Harvest 2010 Summer Team to prepare at Troy UMC in Troy, IL. We spent the week working on … Read more
America’s Favorite Steakhouse
My brother Jedd recently told me about a conversation he had with a manager from Longhorn Steakhouse. During their discussion, the manager said, “If you want to be America’s favorite … Read more
Youth Ministry: Narrow the Focus, Widen the Impact
You only have so much time. With all the possibilities, directions and ideas that come to our attention in a variety of ways, let’s step back and sharpen the plan … Read more
Content-o-Meter
What is your contentment level? A group of us have been meeting after worship on Sundays at our church and yesterday was a great lesson. Somewhere in the conversation, Paula … Read more
kids on the church parking lot
Harvest had a great weekend in Washington, IN (Tim Price, Bonnie Pocklington, Zak Stoldt, Daniel Styles and Kim Przybylski) and then a great time at St. Lukes UMC in St. … Read more
Kingdom Connections
There are old friends, then there are brothers and sisters. Brothers and sisters are family. When coming back together there is instant connection because of shared heritage and memory. In … Read more