Clergy burn out. I starting to wonder what’s going on. I don’t want to be a burn-out stat so here’s a few commitments: 1. Embrace Further Education – It’s easy to regurgitate information and rely on past successes. Especially when you’re preaching almost every week. That’s why I’m hoping to take a week long course…
“I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.” (Mark 11:23 NIV). I believe in moving mountains. Actually, we have one growing in our church parking…
We retreated this week. That’s right, our pastoral team waved goodbye to our families and our offices for 2 days in order to spend time in Stayner, ON. While away we set goals, bounced around ideas for congregational discipleship, and we even had time for a late night game of euchre. But my most significant…
It’s the start of a New Year so, once again, the Mills family set some goals. While I don’t want to give away any of my clan’s ambitious ideas, I will enlighten you with a few of my own. In no particular order: Learn biblical Hebrew. I learned Greek but never took a Hebrew course….
My final class of the semester wrapped up this past Monday evening. After the student groups presented their final projects, I began the snowy drive home. I arrived and departed from Elmira Tim Hortons at around 10:30pm. It’s normally close to an hour to home from that point. That night it took us two hours….
Our laundry room project that was launched in August is nearing completion. This past week, my final vacation allotment for the year, Erika and I tiled the floor. We attempted something new–tiling on diagonal. For those who aren’t up on tiling terminology, that’s what you call laying tiles on a 45 degree angle. Rather than…
Tonight I’m dusting off my hockey gear and lacing up the skates for the first time in a few years. It’s not a pre-Halloween trick; rather, a couple of guys from the congregation invited me to join them on the ice for the season. My goal is to represent the Spirit of Jesus on and…
Thanks to Alanna, our creative communications expert, HMC has started an online conversation about life, ministry, and anything else we choose to write about. In other words, we’ve started a blog. You can check it out by clicking here.
Today marks the return of my 1989 T-Bird. I surrendered it into the capable hands of my mechanic about a week and a half ago. It was blowing smoke–the white, sweet-smelling type. Car people tell me that’s a bad sign. The actual diagnosis was dire: I needed a new engine. Thankfully, I landed a great…
We’re looking for someone who has a heart for kids and their families to join our staff. If you’re interested in finding out more, visit our church’s website. Required – knowing how to do ministry with these: Not Required (But an asset) – Owning one of these: