new church life: march/april 2016
“that offer assurance that our faith is not misplaced.” (Page 157)
Nadine Rogers uses her experiences of living in Nepal for perspective on
building our relationship with God: “The Right Guy for the Bad Times, Or the
Plastic Bag Diet.” Yes, life can be messy and filled with disappointments but
God knows “that underneath all of that is one of the people He planned for
since time began, whom He waited for with eager anticipation, whom He lit a
star for in heaven.” (Page 160)
Introducing Our Ministers focuses on the Rev. Nathan F. Cole, assistant
to the pastor of the Carmel Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He grew
up the son of a minister so the ministry was always in the back on his mind
growing up. But among many part-time jobs it was serving as an educational
intern at Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, where he gave tours and helped
teach children, that the seed was really planted. (Page 167) In a sermon about
Exodus of the Children of Israel from bondage in Egypt, Nathan shows how
those trials – and eventual deliverance – relate to our own lives: “It Gets Worse
Before It Gets Better.” (Page 170)
The Rev. Derrick Lumsden, pastor of the Sower’s Chapel in Sarver,
Pennsylvania, offers some thoughts on leadership from a New Church
perspective. Leadership, he says, comes down to influence on others – for good
or evil. The Lord is the ultimate leader, influencing us through influx. We can
all benefit from studying leadership, with the Lord as our model. (Page 173)
Church News (page 175) includes:
The latest in minister moves around the Church
• A report on the February meeting of the General Church Board,
including an update on the strategic planning process
• An informal report from Bishop Brian Keith at the Boynton Beach
Retreat on the state of the Church
• A report on General Church Education open houses in Bryn Athyn,
designed to reach out to interested people with updates on New Church
education throughout the Church
• A report from Bishop Peter Buss Jr. on an episcopal visit to India in the
fall, including pictures
• Information on summer camps in Bryn Athyn
• Featured speakers for this year’s Book Expo in Bryn Athyn
• Information about regional clergy meetings throughout the Church this
year
Cover: This Easter window scene of Christ meeting with Mary after His
resurrection was designed by Winfred Hyatt for Glencairn in the 1930s. Our
thanks to Glencairn Museum for providing this image from its collection.
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