Topic – Future Ministry
Annual Ministry Meeting – May 27
In case you didn’t pick up an agenda at the church this morning, here is the plan for our annual Ministry Meeting on May 27th: Prayer Approve the last congregational meeting minutes “3 in 30” Stories Ministry updates & vision Youth Ministries Pastor candidating update Music Ministries Pastor Search Team Close in Prayer See you on more »
What’s New at Westwood?
In terms of our mission and our future, let me paint a few small pictures of where we are, and where we are going: “Disciple-Sending” – You may have noticed that the term “disciple-sending” has crept into a number of contexts at Westwood lately. That is not by accident. Last fall, the board commissioned the more »
The Mission of God’s People (Westwood 2012 Edition)
You may or may not know that each week I send out a prayer update that highlights upcoming events, etc. The email goes to the leadership team and to anyone else who wants to receive it (let me know if you want to receive the weekly email and commit to pray each week). I think more »
Soul of the Marketplace Seminar
Meaning, Motivation & Leadership at Work How does life and ministry in the marketplace fit within the wider context of God’s mission, and the mission and ministry of the church in the world? Join Westwood Church and Entrepreneurial Leaders Organization on Friday afternoon, September 23rd, for this interactive seminar that empowers participants with a biblical more »
Prison Ministry – Next Steps
For those of you who have been involved with our previous discussions and meetings with the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre, you will be happy to read this post. We have narrowed the initial list of volunteer ministry possibilities to these three that we will start with: English Literacy (all levels) Christianity (Simply Christianity, Bible more »
Externally Focused Ministries
The last while at Westwood, there have been more and more discussions and opportunities about how we can develop and/or initiate the externally focused ministries of the church. This is exciting! As a way of bringing a bit of focus to these conversations, let me summarize some of the ideas that have percolated to the more »
Baptism at the lake? I’m in!
If you’ve been around Westwood for any length of time, you’ve probably come to realize that we have a baptism and membership celebration twice a year. These are some of the best Sunday services to be a part of, and they happen once in the fall, and once in the spring. But is it time more »
Cookies and Corrections
For those of you who live in Prince George … have you ever driven over the Yellowhead bridge on your way east from town, and passed by the large institutional building on the left side of the road? Have you ever wondered who is inside the building and what happens there? And, perhaps … have more »
Who or What is MCC?
Relief. Development. Peacemaking. Three big needs in the world today! MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) has been meeting these practical needs around the world since 1920 (and through it’s BC branch since the 1940′s). One of Westwood’s goals this year is to (re) engage with MCC in both local and worldwide contexts, and you are invited more »
Dusting Off the Christian Life Certificate
One of the core values that has been part of Westwood for many years is education. Specifically, education that is not just about information, but is also about transformation. A number of years ago (2007-08), I developed a church-based discipleship framework that we started to deploy. During the last couple of years of ministry and more »
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