By Maureen Konopka, Director of Music Ministry One of the hardest parts of Music Ministry is trying to connect the music, readings, and message. Every week, Dustin and I feel the pressure to make meaningful worship by finding and choosing just the right songs to bring the congregation closer to the message. Sometimes, we luckContinue reading “Why Are We Singing This Song?”
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Looking Out for Number One
By Sarah Hogue, Director of Children’s Ministry Surely you have heard the phrase, “Look out for number one.” It is a staple in our culture. The philosophy is clear: Think of yourself first. Worry about yourself, not others. If it doesn’t work well for you, don’t do it! Contrast that message with these words fromContinue reading “Looking Out for Number One”
Making Room for Resolutions
By Bud Fickley, Director of Student Ministry at Dutilh Church We’re about two-thirds of the way through January and I’m willing to bet that there are some resolutions you already have started to drop. I remember a time, before being married and having children, when I worked out in the gym on a nearly dailyContinue reading “Making Room for Resolutions”
Get Real: Dutilh’s 2020 Preaching Theme
By Pastor Tom Parkinson When I was twelve years old my dad introduced me to the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Written in 1648, the catechism is a series of 107 questions about Christian faith, complete with the proper answers. For centuries, children in protestant churches would study the questions and be expected to recite the answersContinue reading “Get Real: Dutilh’s 2020 Preaching Theme”
Something To Do On a Cold Night
By Pastor Jim Gascoine Unless you are a winter sports enthusiast, January is not a great time of year. It gets dark early and stays dark long. It is cold, often dreary, outside. I hate to admit it, but I even miss mowing the lawn! Most of us just hunker down in the evenings. IfContinue reading “Something To Do On a Cold Night”
Resolutions That Matter: Why I Plan to Shut Up and Listen
By Jenny Monahan, Director of Marketing & Communications ‘Tis the season to make some resolutions. My own tend to be some variation of most people’s: Eat healthier. Exercise more. Lose a few pounds…. And good health is certainly a worthy goal. But I find myself making the same resolutions repeatedly each year, sticking with themContinue reading “Resolutions That Matter: Why I Plan to Shut Up and Listen”
Not-So-Silent Christmas Carols
By Maureen Konopka, Director of Music Ministry I LOVE Christmas carols. I especially love the older versions of them. I could listen to Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Nat King Cole, or Rosemary Clooney sing for hours. The way that artists of the past crooned out melodies—and added dynamics and articulations to familiar phrases to makeContinue reading “Not-So-Silent Christmas Carols”
Mary, Did We Know?
By Sarah Hogue, Director of Children’s Ministry at Dutilh Church As a children’s ministry director, I am blessed annually with the opportunity to tell our youngest generation about the birth of Christ. Happy little nativity sets from Fisher Price and Veggie Tales make it easy to touch and see all the characters of the ChristmasContinue reading “Mary, Did We Know?”
A Different Christmas Story
By Bud Fickley, Director of Student Ministry The holiday season has come again. That magical time between Halloween and the New Year when everyone is more stressed than usual, every store is busier than usual, and the weather is changing so driving seems more of an Olympic sport than a common means of transportation. SomewhereContinue reading “A Different Christmas Story”
When It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas
By Rev. Tom Parkinson Have you ever had a year where it just doesn’t feel like Christmas? The first time it happened to me was my junior year of college. My grandmother passed away earlier in the year, and it was the first Christmas without her. She always baked the most delicious Christmas cookies, andContinue reading “When It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas”
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