Street Church: Who Can Be Saved?

Once upon a time, there was a man named Job… Perhaps you’ve heard of him. According to the biblical text, “[he was] blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil (Job 1:1).” If Job lived today, the world would have deemed that he did all...

Street Church: We All Need Somebody

“Some….times in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow….So, if we are wise…we know that there’s always tomorrow….” “Lean on me. When you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on…for, it won’t be long, ‘till I’m going to...

Street Church: Homecoming

“Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven.” How many times have we repeated that line of prayer, in memory alone? I’ve asked myself, what does it really mean to experience God’s "kin-dom" here on Earth as it is in heaven? Being the...

Street Church: The Power of Invitation

I remember being absolutely shocked when I learned that “the average United Methodist only invites someone to church once every 38 years.” (according to the George Barna, Research Group). I learned this while participating in a church revitalization event a couple...

Street Church: The Power Within

Turn on any news outlet on your television screen and I guarantee you will be fed at least one negative campaign ad every twenty minutes. Every year I ask myself, why do politicians focus more energy on negative “mud-slinging” ads versus focusing on why they are the...

Street Church: The Things We Learn Along The Way

I have never been so grateful for church kitchen “conductors,” than I was yesterday at Street Church. In my experience of ministry, I have never been the person who thrived in orchestrating the food ministries of the church. Shoot, I rarely orchestrate the food in my...