by Stephanie | Jun 30, 2020 | Church, Equipping, Mission
Here’s the thing… the church didn’t just leave the building a few months ago when many of us were without an option to worship corporately. At my church, Mill City Church we got the news on Friday March 13th that the school where we worship suspended our license...
by Stephanie | May 2, 2020 | Church, Leadership, Ministry, Mission
In the book of Acts we read that the church was “scattered” – unable to gather in the same way as they were before. (Acts 8) They were facing persecution and other hardships that most of us have only read about. However, God does an interesting thing through...
by Stephanie | Feb 12, 2018 | Leadership, Life, Ministry, Mission
Part of being human is being made for community. We can’t exist without others to help remind us who we are. This means that we all live our lives out loud to a certain degree. I happen to live at a louder volume than most. (And I don’t mean my decibel level...
by Stephanie | Jul 19, 2017 | Church, Life, Mission
Officiating covenant ceremonies is one of the greatest honors I have as a pastor. Even if, like last weekend, it was a beautiful outdoor setting, but I was dripping with sweat in the sun! It was the wedding of a couple who I have been mentoring for the last few years....
by Stephanie | May 20, 2017 | Church, Equipping, Ministry, Mission
Confession: In my former life I was a hockey player. That’s not the confession. The confession is that broke the record in my high school for penalty minutes. That’s right, I was in the penalty box my senior year for over 100 minutes. In my defense, the NHL record is...
by Stephanie | May 15, 2017 | Gender, Leadership, Ministry, Mission
Yesterday, Aliyah grabbed my Bible and asked me where I was going to teach from in the sermon. I showed her Matthew 18:1-5 and she began to read… “At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of...
