Sep 25, 2019

By Lance Greene The Imposter Syndrome is feeling inadequate to do the job we are given and more specifically feeling inadequate to fulfill God’s calling on our life. I want to start by talking about an interview Lisa Bevere had with Risen Magazine. Lisa was asked about the dynamics of her childhood and I’m going to paraphrase her response: My parents were...

Sep 25, 2019

By Dennis Coleman I had a lot of fun at this year’s Conference, even though as stage manager the week turned into a sort of working vacation. But that’s okay. It was an honor to serve our Lord and to serve those of you who attended. Things were not perfect on stage (with overlapping practice schedules and with having to fit a piano, organ, choir, symphony-sized...

Sep 25, 2019

By: Kim Merchant At the 2018 General Conference, the Council on History requested volunteers to enter library records into the online catalog, CuadraSTAR. Playing on the catalog name, the Council on History named the group of volunteers the STAR Team. It turned out to be an apt name based on the volunteers’ enthusiasm, skill, and productivity. The team of 14...

Sep 25, 2019

The Recognition Committee is the newly named committee choosing the Robe of Achievement and Women In Ministry Everywhere recipients. Last year was the first year for the Women In Service Everywhere (or WISE) to be awarded. This year your committee (Janet Butler, Marcy Kersten, and Karen Payne) chose a woman who has served our denomination and her church for...

Sep 25, 2019

A summary of Thursday night’s message By Miriam Berg When I think about people being truly separated and isolated from one another, one of the first things I picture is the Berlin wall. This wall separated families and communities in Berlin for almost thirty years. And when it was broken down, people experienced wholeness, health, and unity—not only in Berlin,...