Pastor’s Message 9.14.18

“Hey, I’ve got an idea….” “You know, what we need is….” “Why aren’t we doing…?” Have you started a sentence like that recently? If so, then you might be ready to help run a ministry experiment here at FPCB! One of the themes I’ve been stressing since last...

Pastor’s Message 9.7.18

Churches use different names for the first Sunday of their program year, usually around the first of September. Some call it “Homecoming Sunday,” for example, drawing on the practice of schools to have a big celebration that brings back people who have left. But that...

Pastor’s Message 8.31.18

This past Monday and Tuesday, I was with an ecumenical group of pastors who serve as Mentors for Macedonian Ministry clergy groups. As some of you know, Macedonian Ministry was founded by The Rev. Dr. Tom Tewell, one-time associate pastor here at FPCB, who played a...

Pastor’s Message 8.24.18

A MESSAGE FROM REV. SUE BENNETCH Winston Churchill once said, “Kites fly higher when they are against the wind.” I remember so well flying a kite with my dad. Always the adventurer, he would add extra string, make a strong tail, and reinforce the frame so when the...

Pastor’s Message 8-17-18

A Message from the Rev. Dr. Steve Simmons Clichés die hard, and one of the most insidious things about them is that they can seep into our thinking without our even being aware of them (as with the tongue-in-cheek advice to aspiring writers to “avoid clichés like the...