Our vision is to partner in spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to work together in ways that promote healthy congregations and effective leaders in every place, making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
“Making every effort of the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Eph.4:3). As Christ’s reconciled and reconciling community, the church proclaims and embodies the ongoing story of God’s reign revealed in Jesus. The church is to be a signpost of God’s kin-dom. It’s not lost on me that we live in times… Continue Reading→
I gazed at the picture of my beautiful 11year-old niece Bella beaming a smile that can melt a thousand hearts wearing her new cheerleading outfit. Nothing unusual about a proud uncle taking pride in his niece, right. Yet, my smile emanates from a place of profound awe. It takes a certain kind of courage to… Continue Reading→
“When we were at Mount Sinai, the Lord our God said to us, ‘You have stayed at this mountain long enough. It is time to break camp and move on.” Deuteronomy 1:6-8 NLT Albert Sweitzer said, “It is not so much that a man dies while he lives but what dies in him as he lives.” Has anything died… Continue Reading→
Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green: in the year of drought, it is not anxious, and it does not… Continue Reading→
“… suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and bones came together, bone to its bone…and the breath came into them and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude … I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live” – Ezekiel 37:1-14 (vs.7) By the power of the Holy Spirit,… Continue Reading→
This is the last time I will write you as Capital District Superintendent. Each time I have sat down to write a piece for the district newsletter, I have envisioned someone just like you, part of a local church in our district, a part of the Body of Christ. Thank you for that pleasure. As… Continue Reading→
I’ve been reading articles from the general secular society, “I Don’t Want to Go Back,” “I Have to Go Back,” “I Must Go Back,” etc. about how folks do, do not, and aren’t sure about re-assembling at work places, former haunts and routine stops. As our churches are having their initial re-assembling conversations or actually… Continue Reading→
I am writing right after having talked to a series of folks all of whom are struggling with some aspect of change in their lives. One of them is changing jobs; one of this is contemplating returning to the physical workplace; one of them is grieving the death of a spouse; one of them is… Continue Reading→
So when the disciples had come together, they asked Jesus . . . (Acts 1:6) Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet . . . when they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying . . . . . (Acts 12 & 13) When the… Continue Reading→