Comments for Five Practices http://fivepractices.org Growing in grace. Strengthening communities. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:34:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Worship skits, Sunday school tools and forms for creative planning by FivePractices http://fivepractices.org/resources/worship-skits-sunday-school-tools-and-forms-for-creative-planning/#comment-1024 FivePractices Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:24:50 +0000 http://fivepractices.uncommondesign.com/resources/worship-skits-sunday-school-tools-and-forms-for-creative-planning/#comment-1024 Hello Sally! We're so glad to hear that you've enjoyed the book! If you browse our resources you should find all kinds of study materials developed by us and other churches and pastors from all over the state. If you have any more questions don't hesitate to get in contact with us. (FivePractices@gmail.com) Hello Sally!

We’re so glad to hear that you’ve enjoyed the book!

If you browse our resources you should find all kinds of study materials developed by us and other churches and pastors from all over the state.

If you have any more questions don’t hesitate to get in contact with us. (FivePractices@gmail.com)

]]> Comment on Helping ‘Ideas’ become ‘Practices’ by Mabel Goliath http://fivepractices.org/resources/helping-ideas-become-practices/#comment-1023 Mabel Goliath Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:51:41 +0000 http://fivepractices.uncommondesign.com/resources/helping-ideas-become-practices/#comment-1023 Bishop Snchase I purchased your book wo years ago and meant to use it in the church I serve in South Africa but never got down to it. Then I attended the WMC in Durban where I attended your seminar. I was on furlough and when I went back for the final stage of my ministry there ended on a high note with the five practices. I am in currently in a new Circuit in Cape Town and have already introduced the concept to two churches. unfortunately my book is still somewhere in a box (hopefully) but I did not allow it to deter me from using the principles. thank you for the information on the website. I find it very inspiring and pray that God will continue to pour out His blessing on your ministry. Yours in Christ (rev) Mabel Goliath (MCSA) Bishop Snchase I purchased your book wo years ago and meant to use it in the church I serve in South Africa but never got down to it. Then I attended the WMC in Durban where I attended your seminar. I was on furlough and when I went back for the final stage of my ministry there ended on a high note with the five practices. I am in currently in a new Circuit in Cape Town and have already introduced the concept to two churches. unfortunately my book is still somewhere in a box (hopefully) but I did not allow it to deter me from using the principles. thank you for the information on the website. I find it very inspiring and pray that God will continue to pour out His blessing on your ministry.
Yours in Christ
(rev) Mabel Goliath (MCSA)

]]> Comment on Worship skits, Sunday school tools and forms for creative planning by Sally H. Letchas http://fivepractices.org/resources/worship-skits-sunday-school-tools-and-forms-for-creative-planning/#comment-1019 Sally H. Letchas Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:15:38 +0000 http://fivepractices.uncommondesign.com/resources/worship-skits-sunday-school-tools-and-forms-for-creative-planning/#comment-1019 I am presenting Chapter 6 of Five Practices to a UMW conference and am looking for resources and/or creative ideas. I have really enjoyed reading this book and want to make the last chapter not only informative but fun. I would appreciate any suggestions. In His service, Sally I am presenting Chapter 6 of Five Practices to a UMW conference and am looking for resources and/or creative ideas. I have really enjoyed reading this book and want to make the last chapter not only informative but fun. I would appreciate any suggestions.
In His service,
Sally

]]> Comment on 200. Remember the Future by David Jolly http://fivepractices.org/blog/200-remember-the-future/#comment-1018 David Jolly Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:36:39 +0000 http://fivepractices.org/?p=1383#comment-1018 Thank you Bishop and the Council of Bishops. We need your leadership, we need your vision. I will be sharing this first sample with our leaders at the local church level this Saturday as we focus on plans to strengthen our ministries. God's blessings on you and on the General Conference delegates and their decisions. May Christian Conferencing once more lead us to choose to do God's will for today and for the future. Thank you Bishop and the Council of Bishops. We need your leadership, we need your vision. I will be sharing this first sample with our leaders at the local church level this Saturday as we focus on plans to strengthen our ministries. God’s blessings on you and on the General Conference delegates and their decisions. May Christian Conferencing once more lead us to choose to do God’s will for today and for the future.

]]> Comment on 200. Remember the Future by Bev Rhodes http://fivepractices.org/blog/200-remember-the-future/#comment-1017 Bev Rhodes Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:15:38 +0000 http://fivepractices.org/?p=1383#comment-1017 Thank you Bishop. I believe these are very important issues to help us discern direction and long-term goals. I look forward to sharing your daily blogs to help folks understand more about General Conference and how we are making differences in our denomination throughout the world. Thank you Bishop. I believe these are very important issues to help us discern direction and long-term goals. I look forward to sharing your daily blogs to help folks understand more about General Conference and how we are making differences in our denomination throughout the world.

]]> Comment on MissionCast -MissionCast – Rebuild Joplin – Woods Chapel UMC by Michael Pope http://fivepractices.org/videos/missioncast-missioncast-rebuild-joplin-woods-chapel-umc/#comment-1009 Michael Pope Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:01:35 +0000 http://fivepractices.org/?p=1378#comment-1009 Great video showing how one congregation is making a significant difference in Joplin! Thanks for sharing this with us. My prayers are that God will send more people to help rebuild Joplin, including me. CMU sent a team last year but i was unavailable to go. My wife and I hope to go on a team in the future from CMU or as part of our church group. Great video showing how one congregation is making a significant difference in Joplin! Thanks for sharing this with us. My prayers are that God will send more people to help rebuild Joplin, including me. CMU sent a team last year but i was unavailable to go. My wife and I hope to go on a team in the future from CMU or as part of our church group.

]]> Comment on 199. A Single Line by Jim Wagner http://fivepractices.org/blog/199-a-single-line/#comment-999 Jim Wagner Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:32:23 +0000 http://fivepractices.org/?p=1374#comment-999 Thank you for the reminder that God IS still speaking! Thank you for the reminder that God IS still speaking!

]]> Comment on 199. A Single Line by Roger Cary http://fivepractices.org/blog/199-a-single-line/#comment-998 Roger Cary Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:31:29 +0000 http://fivepractices.org/?p=1374#comment-998 This years lectionary readings take a very non-traditional approach-Mark and John- as compared to Matthew and Luke. For me, this is very appropriate as this "out of the ordinary" reading matches with a very "out of the ordinary" year. Many have faced the loss of very personal items from people (family members) to homes, farms, and jobs due to tornadoes and extended flooding aqlong the Mississippi and especially the Missouri River's. To tell a traditional Christmas story this year may provide comfort to many but carries with it the continuing possibility of enhancing the fairy tale aspect of the many bible stories we learned as children-"Long ago, and far, far away..." The challenge for our congregation in Fairfax this year is to move this story from something that happened ten thousand miles away and two thousand years previous into today's world right here. To aid in that we sang "O Little Town of Bethlehem". When we finished the first verse and chorus, I asked the congregation to hear the words out of John and to sing that song again, but instead of the word "Bethlehem" we replaced the word with Fairfax. I would challenge each and every one that reads this to invoke the name of their town, neighborhood, or street and place it in the song. In this manner the stroy becomes one of our stories that shapes and forms us today and is not lost one the fairy tale past many of our congregations would relish this too. My the peace of God and Jesus Christ be with you this year. Roger Cary This years lectionary readings take a very non-traditional approach-Mark and John- as compared to Matthew and Luke. For me, this is very appropriate as this “out of the ordinary” reading matches with a very “out of the ordinary” year. Many have faced the loss of very personal items from people (family members) to homes, farms, and jobs due to tornadoes and extended flooding aqlong the Mississippi and especially the Missouri River’s. To tell a traditional Christmas story this year may provide comfort to many but carries with it the continuing possibility of enhancing the fairy tale aspect of the many bible stories we learned as children-”Long ago, and far, far away…”
The challenge for our congregation in Fairfax this year is to move this story from something that happened ten thousand miles away and two thousand years previous into today’s world right here. To aid in that we sang “O Little Town of Bethlehem”. When we finished the first verse and chorus, I asked the congregation to hear the words out of John and to sing that song again, but instead of the word “Bethlehem” we replaced the word with Fairfax. I would challenge each and every one that reads this to invoke the name of their town, neighborhood, or street and place it in the song. In this manner the stroy becomes one of our stories that shapes and forms us today and is not lost one the fairy tale past many of our congregations would relish this too.
My the peace of God and Jesus Christ be with you this year.
Roger Cary

]]> Comment on 199. A Single Line by Clyde Chesnutt http://fivepractices.org/blog/199-a-single-line/#comment-997 Clyde Chesnutt Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:58:21 +0000 http://fivepractices.org/?p=1374#comment-997 Thanks, Bishop, for those thought provoking lines. My favorite for Advent and any other time is from the author Willa Cather: "Where there is great love there are always miracles." Thanks, Bishop, for those thought provoking lines. My favorite for Advent and any other time is from the author Willa Cather: “Where there is great love there are always miracles.”

]]> Comment on 199. A Single Line by Andy Bryan http://fivepractices.org/blog/199-a-single-line/#comment-996 Andy Bryan Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:04:19 +0000 http://fivepractices.org/?p=1374#comment-996 Good stuff! Good stuff!

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