Friday, August 24, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

This has been a difficult week for a number of families in our church. Our pastors will have officiated at eight different funerals for members of our church and family of members. This includes the...

Friday, August 17, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

I just came from the Sanctuary where I was looking at the set-up for the launch of this weekend's worship/sermon series, "The Voyage." You don't want to miss this weekend - really! I am very excited...

Friday, August 10, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

I'm writing this e-mail from our Sanctuary where I and 375 Resurrection members and staff are joined by 400 pastors and leaders from other churches at the Willow Creek Leadership Summit. We've heard...

Friday, August 03, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

Yesterday we began hosting the School of Congregational Development - an annual leadership training program conducted by the United Methodist Church's General Board of Global Ministries and General...

Friday, July 27, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

LaVon and I have spent this week on vacation in Alaska along with 172 people from Resurrection and their friends who joined us for a week of marriage enrichment, fellowship and sightseeing.  ...

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

I'm on my way to Seattle as I send this e-mail. But I couldn't leave town without sending you this e-mail with a couple of very exciting things to share with you.

1. You Bought a Firetruck! 2. This...

Friday, July 13, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

This week the Vatican released a document that has been quoted in articles on the front page of newspapers around the world. ABC News cited it in an article entitled, “Pope: Other...

Friday, July 06, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

I hope this e-mail finds you doing well! I'm looking forward to being back in the pulpit this weekend - I'll tell you about the sermon below - I have really been inspired and challenged as I've studied...

Friday, June 29, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

As I send this e-mail our worship team is on the way to Orange County, California where we're spending the next three days on our annual planning retreat. This once a year trip is designed to accomplish...

Friday, June 22, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

I've noticed, over the years, that my hearing seems to be changing, particularly when I'm in a restaurant or some other crowded place, all the ambient noise makes it hard for me to hear LaVon or the...

Friday, June 15, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

I hope this e-mail finds you doing well. I was in northern Ohio, at Lakeside Assembly on the banks of Lake Erie on Monday and Tuesday of this week, and then I've been on retreat working on sermon plans...

Friday, June 08, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

I'm writing this note from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, where the Kansas East Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church is being held.  This four-day gathering, held each year...

Friday, June 01, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

As we approach Memorial Day weekend, when many of you are traveling, I would like to make sure you read the announcement below about our new mid-week service specifically designed for those who are on...

Friday, May 25, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

As we approach Memorial Day weekend, when many of you are traveling, I would like to make sure you read the announcement below about our new mid-week service specifically designed for those who are on...

Friday, May 18, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

This is an exciting weekend for so many of you - graduation weekend! I would like to encourage you who are graduating to attend worship this weekend, considering worship your baccalaureate. We will...

Friday, May 11, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

It has been a great week around the church. This week we hosted 250 pastors from across the country, from a variety of denominations, who came to learn about staffing and developing staff teams. I spoke...

Friday, May 04, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

I'm writing this e-mail from Asheville, North Carolina where I will speak to 450 pastors and church leaders about leadership, evangelism and preaching. Those of you who have taken Disciple Bible Study...

Friday, April 27, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

I'm writing this from the Southcreek office building at 12900 Metcalf where a number of our staff now have their offices. Feel free to stop by and greet them and see the new office space - they are on...

Friday, April 20, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

I am so excited about our New Testament sermon series starting this weekend - it will be one of the coolest and most engaging sermon series we've ever done here. Be sure to read about it below. I'll...

Friday, April 13, 2007

Dear Resurrection Family,

It has been an exciting week since last Friday! I'd like to give you the inside scoop on a few things, to celebrate what God has done in the last week here at the church, and to give you a bit of...