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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Depth of Discipleship
Dear Fellow Ministers, I continue to be amazed and inspired by the amazing ministries of MUMC! Thank you for being engaged in a depth of discipleship that the world is needing. Pastor Susan and I have been honored to be guests of so many ministries over our first three months. Each one we leave amazed at the good these ministries...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Generosity of Spirit
Dear Fellow Ministers, It is always good to get to worship together, and this past week’s worship was amazing: great music, presentation of Bibles to our 1st graders, and Pastor Susan had a wonderful sermon about remembering our origins as Christian Community. You can view the service here. Thank you for your patience as the work continues on the Sanctuary...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Outward Thinking
Dear Fellow Ministers, It is always fun to get into God’s Word and to seek what it might say to us today. We are currently working through a series called Christian Community In A Me, My, Mine World. Our worship leaders talk every week about worship – quite in depth. We spend time assessing the previous week’s worship and looking...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Making our Shared Ministry Stronger
Dear Fellow Ministers, Pastor Susan and I had the remarkable privilege of being “on-boarded” by staff and lay leaders last week. We were led by Rev. Amy Coles, Assistant to Bishop Carter, and it was amazing. We know much more about needs, desires, and history than we did before, and it is our prayer that this work will make our...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Embody Christian Community
Dear Fellow Ministers, Thank you for your dedication to Matthews United Methodist Church. Week after week you worship in person or online, you support the church prayerfully and financially, and you seek ways to make God more present in day-to-day living. We are in that season when we start “getting back into routine” (is there such a thing?!). Thank you...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: You Can Feel the Holy Spirit at Work
Dear Fellow Ministers, Wow… what a day of celebration we had this past Sunday! Amazing worship, music, a healing service, and a baptism! Link to Kids & Family Worship or Traditional Worship to experience it all again or share with a friend! Backpacks, students, teachers, and families were blessed, there were bouncy houses and blow up games in our parking...
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Outside the Box with Pastor David Christy: Kickoff & BBQ this Sunday!
Dear Fellow Ministers, Thank you for your flexibility as we moved to The Commons (8:15 am) and Gym (9:30 am & 11:00 am, and 12:30 pm) for worship. Of course we found out things we can do better (just like every time we gather), but the spirit of excitement and willingness was palpable! That is because you are willing to...
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Outside the Box with David Christy: Celebrate the Change (Worship in Gym this Sunday!)
Dear Fellow Ministers, This week the “change” from the Sanctuary to The Commons (8:15 am) and Gym (9:30 am, 11 am, and 12:30 pm [CCH]) begins! See a few pictures and watch my short video clip for this week. Isn’t change fun?! Actually, it brings great opportunities to really focus on what is important. Pam and I are discovering that...
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Outside the Box with David Christy: Beyond Busy
Dear Fellow Ministers, I once heard a pastor say, “If you know everything going on at your church, your church isn’t doing enough.” By that measure, Matthews UMC is doing WAY more than enough! There are more things going on than “you can shake a stick at.” This week we have over 100 children, youth, and adults here for Music...
