Raising leaders matters. Our District Board of Ministerial Development (DBMD) offers an annual THRIVE Workshop for Licensed Ministers and those recently Ordained. On Monday and Tuesday of this past week, Dr. Dan Poff (Indiana Wesleyan University) provided point leadership for 23 participants and coaches on the theme of dealing with conflict management in the local church. […]
The service at Journey (Matt Maxwell) yesterday morning was followed by their Local Church Conference – ‘tis the season. Hats off to Matt and the LBA in proposing a variation of the Carver Model of Governance (as approved by the DBA) which was passed without dissenting vote for the forward leadership of this great church. […]
Our District Camp Ministry is booming! Hats off to Dean Stephenson and his crew as Caton’s Island just completed its largest ever Family Camp Weekend with 248 campers and well over 300 (including staff) for each meal. The Choate Dining Hall was doubled up with the Beulah tent to accommodate feeding this hungry bunch! An expansion […]
Celebration. Vision. Transformation. Fulfillment. These words barely capture the rich anointing of God’s tent meeting presence at Presque Isle Wesleyan this Sunday morning as a record summer worship event of 725+ gathered to burn the $1.1M mortgage incurred in 1999. Rev. Rick Kavanaugh, who was the Lead Pastor at the time the new sanctuary was […]
Under Peter’s direction and at our request, Lawrence and Vesta Mullen, our Beulah/District historians, have been doing video clips at various places on the camp grounds. These clips will capture significant historical snippets and will be available online later. Thanks to the Mullens for so kindly assisting us in this way – deeply appreciated. Congrats […]
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. – I Corinthians 16:13 Head of Millstream held a baptism last Sunday and plan another later in the summer. Well done. It is great to see our smaller churches showing signs of new life along with all the praise notes from our […]
A fairly frequent visitor to a tree across from our cottage veranda. It is always interesting to note how lesser birds, as it were, react when the majestic eagle appears. There are life lessons to be observed and understood it seems to me. All pastors take note – the District Ministerial will take place at […]
Riverside Kids Camp was on last week and had a great group present. Monday night was bonfire night – what a great summer experience for the kids. The Caton’s Session of the Camp Board met last week on the island. Excellent reports from the summer ministry that is ongoing for several more weeks. Board member […]
Yesterday, I was honoured to be the speaker at the Irving Memorial Chapel in Buctouche. There was a full house present and we always enjoy our annual visit to the chapel. Peter was in Miramichi for the service yesterday to speak. They are expecting their new pastor David Green as he begins his ministry there […]
We were privileged to be at Seal Cove over the weekend to help celebrate their 125th anniversary. Seal Cove is the church that spiritually nurtured my father in his early walk with Christ. It is also the church that recommended my dad to the District Conference to be licensed as a minister. It goes without […]
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