Apr 1, 2013 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the April 2013 Explorer. Almost no significant, lasting church work is accomplished alone. It takes capable and committed staff, plus energized and effective laity, to fulfill a congregation’s mission. It is the good fortune of River Road...
Jan 1, 2013 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the January 2013 Explorer. Almost certainly you would have no reason to notice that River Road Church, Baptist welcomed a new treasurer when the 2012 calendar was replaced by 2013. Our new treasurer will be George Davis, a church member...
Dec 1, 2012 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the winter edition of the Quarterly Explorer. Every month I pull up our Church calendar and make a list of the upcoming month’s schedule of events and activities for the monthly Explorer. Each time it amazes me how vibrant the Church is; there...
Dec 1, 2012 | Pastor's Blog
Originally printed in the December Explorer. I often refer to books in my sermons. Books are my tools. From them I am able to leverage ideas and piece together words that become, I hope, useful in your effort to build a Christian life and our work to fashion a church...
Nov 1, 2012 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the November Explorer. When 100 or so of you filled our Chapel on a summer Wednesday evening to hear my proposal for a future staffing arrangement, I told you we needed a part-time Associate Minister of Pastoral Care. You got what I was talking...
