This is our most recent newsletter to family, friends, our church, and other long-time supporters in the ministry.
Many will remember from our last correspondence that we were considering a potential opportunity for service with Baptist Mid-Missions in England. It has been well over a year since we took the first steps in a serious examination. You can imagine a lot has happened since then, and we have neither time nor words to express it all.
We can say that we have spent many hours in prayer, had many discussions with friends and family, as well as the BMM-England Field Council and BMM Administration. Unable to move forward with an arrangement for service there, and believing God may have a different path, we resigned from Baptist Mid-Missions effective February 23, 2009.
Thank you for praying and waiting for this decision to be made. It has been a long road, but we are blessed to have clear direction from the Lord, and are thankful to Baptist Mid-Missions for allowing us to travel it. We are also looking forward with excitement to what the future holds.
It has been our desire for several years now to be serving in a full-time preaching ministry. Therefore today we are seeking a pastoral position somewhere within the United States. While we are open to anything the Lord may provide, we would prefer a situation in which I could serve under a more experienced Pastor, or within a context that would allow me to obtain further theological education.
Our Pastor and church family have been wonderfully supportive over the past several years. They have encouraged us in our desire to serve the Lord and provided every possible support and help. We are grateful for every kindness they have shared.
We are also thankful for your support. You have been prayerful and patient companions as we have sought the Lord’s will, providing for us financially and in many other ways in the past nine years. Yes…it’s been that long!
If you know of potential opportunities in Pastoral ministry that you would like to pass along, please contact us and we would be happy to receive them. Thank you again for all you have done and been in our lives.
If you would like to speak with us about anything mentioned here, just leave a comment or send an e-mail. We will have more on this subject soon.
All of these sites are worth a visit, though you may want to focus on one category more than (or to the exclusion of) the other. My online reading usually fits under two broad headings: Christianity and technology. By the way, I cannot endorse any of the moral or political viewpoints of the tech industry sites mentioned. While most would express little more than full-time geekery, one never knows what secular authors may say or advocate.
Christianity
- an oxgoad, eh? – A Canadian Pastor’s view of the current state of Fundamentalism.
- The Gospel in China – Timely and down-to-earth updates from a Baptist missionary in mainland China.
- Sacred Audio.com – A terrefic selection of conservative Christian music for 99 cent download.
Technology
- Scobleizer – Robert Scoble is one of the smartest and most tuned-in tech minds in the country.
- A List Apart – I have never found a more valuable series of articles for those of us in charge of creating/managing websites.
Keep up with what we are reading daily by clicking Latest above or following us on either Twitter or FriendFeed.
Some of the best selling Christian books in the United States tell believers how to confront “difficulty”. Messages of encouragement in “hard times” bombard us on evangelical radio and television. Fortunately (or unfortunately) however, most Americans have no concept of what true hardship looks like. That is why we need reminders, like this one, regarding a very real crisis in Kenya. While we are traveling to multi-million dollar bookstores in our air-conditioned SUV’s, where we buy $25 self-help books on “coping with the harsh realities of life”, others learn by experience. We ought to praise God today for our quality of life, and learn to pray for brothers and sisters in Christ around the world that face disaster and death.
I find myself returning often to a blog written by a church-planter in China. His writing style is informal, but often passionate and convicting. I was reminded of our tremendous freedom while reading Hide! It’s a Visitor. When you visit, be sure to browse the Archives and check out his Blogroll too. I think you will find yourself encouraged, and perhaps prompted to witness more urgently where you live.
Apparently Dr. Kevin Bauder is writing a series of missions-focused articles for the Fundamentalist blog Sharper Iron. I just came across another gem this morning on the topic of church planting. Few writers speak with greater clarity or understanding on the subject. These will certainly find their way into my permanent files.
I recently discovered a couple of terrific articles from Dr. Kevin Bauder of Central Seminary. In the first he addresses the Biblical validity of missionary field councils. The second considers local church authority, and how it relates to the practical work of a missions agency. Two controversial topics Bauder handles with ease.
Newsletters | Chris | 
March 23, 2009 10:47 pm | 
Comments (1) 
Subscribe: 
