Recently we hosted Graham and Brittany Yost for a formal interview process that resulted in Graham being offered and accepting the position of Discipleship Pastor. The photo is of a tradition at TMC where the staff and elders meet for an evening at our home and the candidate fields our...
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER ON THURSDAY, MAY 6 Dave Gibbs and I invite you to join us at Tompkin’s Park this Thursday. One of us will be there from 6:30-7:30am and the other will come in the evening for prayer at 5:30-6:30pm. We will try to secure a Ramada near the parking...
EASTER REPORT Echoing Hope Ranch’s (EHR’s) mission is growth, discovery and lifelong learning in safe and respectful homes and communities for adults and teens with autism and other developmental disabilities. What a joy to be able to present a check from our Easter offering...
GOOD FRIDAY REFLECTION WALK Tomorrow is a self-guided outdoor ½ mile reflection walk around the perimeter of the Thunder Mountain campus. You can stop by anytime between 7:00AM and 7:00PM (before it gets too dark!) to pray through various stations of Christ’s journey from the Last...
In January Reed and Adam were dismissed from their responsibilities on staff. I touched on some of the issues in an earlier blog and I will give you more of the details now that the “dust has settled” a bit. The reasons they were hired two-fold: 1) I wanted to give young...
When I reflect on my responsibilities as pastor they may be able to be summarized by Spiritual Maturity and Church Health. Those words form two of my new prayer cards for 2021. God has been speaking to me through events over this past year to bring these into sharper focus than ever...
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Would you like to read the bible through the year or maybe the New Testament? Check out The Bible Recap (http://www.thebiblerecap.com/start). It is a reading plan with an accompanying podcast that I have followed throughout 2020. I thought you might enjoy doing it in 2021. If...
Ruining Christmas? I was watching one of the many Christmas movies on TV and in one scene the comment was made, “OH NO! WE RUINED CHRISTMAS!” My mind wandered for a moment and I asked myself the question, “Is it possible to ‘ruin’ Christmas?” Before we deny...
Passing of Gordon Neevel Gordon and Audrey Neevel are the parents of Kristal Bartelds and Julie Pedersen and have had a second home down in Sierra Vista for quite some time now and have been a blessing to us in so many ways! Gordon recently passed away on November 27 following a brief and...
ELDER RECOMMENDATIONS Each year, we look to add a couple of men to the eldership as others rotate off after serving their three year terms. The process began by seeking recommendations from the congregation. The names you submitted were prayed over by the elders, several were invited for...