by revnick | May 31, 2012 | Words to the Church
With a title like that for a post, I feel like I should break into some sort of Monty Python skit. But I shall resist. Today my denomination is advertising a position in the national office with the title, “Program Coordinator for Ministry Recruitment” The...
by revnick | May 24, 2012 | Words to the Church
I can’t imagine there are any other words that could be more heart breaking to Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, than “Let us die.” Especially when it’s coming from a church! Yup, you read that right. Members of a church actually said,...
by revnick | May 14, 2012 | Sermons, Words to the Church
Below is the sermon I gave at the 85th Anniversary of First United Church in Sydney, NS. I was asked to speak on the future of the church. “Jonah and Us” Jonah 1:1-17 First of all, I want to thank you for inviting me here to speak at your anniversary service....
by revnick | May 8, 2012 | Words to the Church
I found out last week that I have a twin. No, not a biological twin, a blogging twin. My regular readers know that aside from my sermons (nothing to post this week folks!) I tend to post thoughts, rants, ideas, etc about the state of the church and its future. Well...
by revnick | May 3, 2012 | Politics, Words to the Church
This post is something that has come to my attention lately. Again it addresses leadership. Up until recently there WAs only one “full-time” party leader in Canadian Politics. Three of the four traditional parties represented in the House of Commons were...
by revnick | Apr 27, 2012 | Words to the Church
It’s no question to many, many people that the way the church functions today as an institution needs to change. I hear it from the people who sit in the pews, I hear it from clergy, I even hear it from people on the street. Of course this doesn’t apply to...
