You’re going to make a major shift or change at a congregation. You think you know what you want to do. That’s great, but do you know what the result will be? Most people (including church leaders) make decisions because they are focused on some element of the process. They like a certain style of… Read More »
Tonight, Heritage Baptist Church and Grace Baptist Church voted overwhelmingly to complete the merger of the legal corporations and become Bedford Road Baptist Church. We are very excited about this step and the process that has brought us to it. We know the coming years will not be challenge free, but we know this is… Read More »
After discussing the candidate name of The Church on Bedford Road, the elders had enough of a sense of direction from the congregation that we chose to alter the candidate name to BEDFORD ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH. As I’ve told many people, I could pastor Cardboard Box Baptist Church, as long as the congregation was behind… Read More »
You can check out all the messages from the series Creed here. The Question of God The Gospel of the Son The Name and the Presence of the Spirit The Authority of the Word The Thud and the Crud Coming Together with Jesus We apologize for the fuzziness in some of the audio. There’s an… Read More »
This morning, the elders announced the second candidate name for our merged congregation. The previous candidate, Sojourner Fellowship was deemed too lengthy and a bit obscure. The candidate name is: The Church on Bedford Road The elders felt that this is the way most people know us. It is a familiar way to refer to… Read More »
This Sunday, over 100 people worshiped with us at Grace! (101 to be exact.) It is the second time our congregation has tipped the triple digits in the last few months, and we have danced around 90 or so for the entire time as well. In theory if everyone who calls Grace their church were to show… Read More »
We are now three months into the merger of Heritage Baptist Church and Grace Baptist Church. Here are some quick thoughts on what we’ve learned: Never discount the potential of an ‘older’ congregation. The men and women of Grace have just absolutely gone above and beyond in bringing things together. We’re all still feeling each… Read More »
Over the past couple of weeks, we have started taking suggestions for the name of our merged congregation. As you can see, our five year old daughter has really taken the task in hand and continually submits ideas. Some of the suggestions have been good, but the elders have had some more-or-less unwritten guidelines as… Read More »
Why should we have one pastor (or more) who is paid while the rest of the elders are volunteers? That’s a question I have contemplated a lot; and it is one I had to wrestle with since – well – I’m a paid pastor. Ultimately, it boils down to the New Testament. The Apostle Paul… Read More »
A lot of times, people will come to me or to one of the elders and ask about something. Our natural reaction is to make a decision on the spot, but in reality, we do not have that authority. Unless the leadership community has made a decision and/or invested further decisions for a specific area… Read More »
