
By Sam Hodges, Managing Editor and Mary Jacobs, Staff Writer… Easter is all about transformation, but Easter observances tend to be conservative, sticking to familiar (if stirring) music, and the usual texts and formats. The exceptions are out there, though. They’re found in highly innovative congregations and in others where the weather seems a bit warm or cold to tackle this quintessential spring religious holiday in the usual way. Here’s a sampling: Easter Improv At The Crossing, a coffeehouse-style worshipping community and satellite of Wesley UMC in Russellville, Ark., the [...]
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Rev. Mike Baughman preaches on ‘dehydration’ of church
Note: The Rev. Baughman preached this sermon June 3, at opening worship of Annual Conference 2012 of the North Texas Conference. Greetings beautiful people of the North Texas Annual Conference. I am so grateful to stand before you this day as we enter into this time of Holy Conferencing. I give thanks to Bishop Bledsoe for inviting me to preach today and for his leadership of this annual conference. I give thanks to the good people of Custer Road. It is good to see so many people whom I love [...]
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