One of the more difficult things to track at Park Lake is our “Reaching Out.” I find comfort in being able to quantify results. How many are in Worship or How many are participating in Small Group Bible studies this week? But, this simply eludes me. Ministry does not happen at a specific time [...]
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Tracking “Reaching Out”
Posted in Discipleship, Local Church, Missions, tagged Church Growth, Discipleship, outreach on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Operation C.R.I.S.I.S.
Posted in Discipleship, Home Groups, Missions, Religion, Religion in America, WRBN, tagged compassion project, Discipleship, home group on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
712 Franklin Ave
This morning was Food Pick Up for Operation C.R.I.S.I.S. We were expecting about 3,000-4,000 pounds, but only 500 showed up. Twice a month we pick up food from the Capital Area Food Bank in the parking lot of the Church of the Open Door. We then take it to OC on Franklin [...]
The Ruth Project: Waco Immigrant Services Center
Posted in Discipleship, Home Groups, Local Church, Missions, Religion, Religion in America, WRBN, tagged compassion, Discipleship, home group, immigrant on February 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This morning I met with Carmen Branscum. Carmen is a Social Work Intern at the Ruth Project here in Waco. The Ruth Project is joint venture of both the Waco Regional Baptist Network and the Isaac Project of Buckner International. She came to talk with me about what they do and how we can [...]
Cultural Competency Training
Posted in Local Church, Missions, Professional Development, Religion in America, WRBN, World Views on February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I had the priviledge of being involved in a training session dealing with cultural compentency as it relates to ministry. Specifically the training focused on building relationships and interacting more effectively with people from differing cultures. NTiense Covey, a graduate student from Baylor and an intern with the Waco Regional Baptist Network, led [...]
WorldConnex
Posted in Local Church, Missions, WRBN on October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today at the WRBN’s Pastors’ Conference ( I am not a pastor, but I get to eat anyway) we had Bill Tinsley as our speaker. He is the leader of WorldConnex. WorldConnex is an organization that was created by the Baptist General Convention of Texas by a vote during the 2002 Annual Convention. It [...]
