by revnick | Jun 11, 2011 | Church
At the annual meeting of the Maritime Conference of the United Church of Canada on the last weekend of May, churches were invited to submit patches towards a conference quilt which would depict the past, present, and future of the church in our region. Churches were...
by revnick | Feb 16, 2011 | Church, Leadership, Reflections, Words to the Church
There’s no question about it. Our churches are in trouble. Changing demographics of our communities, aging populations, declining membership, financial struggles, increased building maintenance costs, lack of available ministry personnel, lack of interest to...
by revnick | Nov 30, 2010 | Church, Reflections
What do you do when you are asked to be with a family who want some sort of recognition or ritual when a loved one has passed away? You plan a funeral or memorial service, right? But what if that family was deeply hurt by the church 20 years ago at the most vulnerable...
by nick | May 5, 2009 | Church, Family, Misc, School
It has been a busy time for the last few weeks. First, the end of my M.Div has come, there has been the meeting of the UCC transfer committee, graduation and lots of paperwork. First there was the transfer meeting. The good news is that we were settled into Maritime...
by nick | Apr 12, 2009 | Church, Reflections
Happy, glorious, jubiliant Easter to everyone out there. Today is the day we celebrate the love of God, who came to Earth as Jesus and gave His life for us. Our God is an amazing God, to sacrifice His son out of love for all of us. To come, to teach, to show us the...
by nick | Apr 9, 2009 | Church, School
Well, it’s been a very long time since my last post. But it has also been a very busy time. The busy time has just become much less busy. Yesterday was my last day at AST. My work is all done, no more classes. All that is left is graduation on May 2nd. My...
