Posts with the category “scotts-thoughts”

A Few Misc Items Worthy of Note // Sabbaticals: A Biblical Season of Rest and Renewal to Sustain Healthy Long-Term Pastoral Ministry // Discernment Isn’t Optional: Why We Vet Who We Support // Miscell...  Read More

(More Than) A Few Misc Items & Details of Note // The Cure for Political Violence and Cultural Decay is Not Politics // “Dad’s Daily(ish) Devos”: Emerging Use and Example // Miscellaneous Musings...  Read More

Multisite Update: 3 Campuses, 1 Service Everywhere, Developing Leaders, Budget, This Crazy Thing Actually Works // Yesterday’s Family eXPerience & Everyday Boring Faithful Service // Hope Center: Volu...  Read More

Thank You to Brady Cone (and FCC Staff) // Couple Updates re Sermon Plans and Footnotes in the Sermon Manuscript // Update re Great Questions Answered and the Word “Homosexual” in the Bible // Miscell...  Read More

Thank You for Showing Up // New Great Questions Answered (GQA) Booklet: “Why Do Protestants Oppose the Concept of a Pope?” // “So, What Do You Do All Day Throughout the Week Anyway?” // Miscellaneous ...  Read More

Middle School Camp, Jun 10-14 @LVR: Last Call // GQA Booklet: "What is the Evidence for Jesus' Death and Resurrection?" (and am working on..."Why Do Protestants Oppose the Concept of a Pope?" // Catal...  Read More

Easter at Tusculum: So Cool to be Together // Y’all Need Re:gen // Updates & Reminders re Brown Bags & Bibles, Weekly Bible Study Podcast, Life Groups Discussion Guide, and the App // Some Thoughts re...  Read More

Easter at Tusc, Invite Cards, and Yard Signs, Oh My //Flood Relief Funds (Almost) Fully Disbursed // Greeneville Campus Seating is Getting Tight... Yet Again // Friendly Reminder of Upcoming Sermon Pl...  Read More

(More Than) A Few Misc Items // Updates from Colombia & Upcoming “Miles 4 Missions” Fundraiser // 7 Habits Survey Results & Engaging in Hebrews // Some “Dad’s Daily(ish) Devos” Ideas // Some Misc Ever...  Read More

A Few Recent In-Case-You-Missed-‘Ems // 2025 Budget, (and Elders Letter, Giving Statements, 2024 Annual Report, 7 Habits Survey, Membership Renewal), But Mostly 2025 Budget // (Another) Update re Chur...  Read More

(More Than) A Few Misc Items // (Couple More) Quick Updates (Since A Few Weeks Ago) Re Giving to Local Relief Efforts // Scott's Everyday Observations About Life ...  Read More

Few Quick(ish) Misc Items // Really Cool Advent Book for Kids Families: Promises Made, Promises Kept – A Family Devotional for Christmas // Update re Church Planting Vision Trip to Colombia // Praying...  Read More

Diminutive and Desultory Data, Details, and Desiderata (i.e. Misc Info) ad Details of "1 Service Everywhere" (1SE)....  Read More

A Few Miscellaneous Might’ve Missed ’Ems, Didya Knows, and Plan Fers // Preaching Plans // Theological Loose Ends and Resources re Complementarianism...  Read More

Misc Items // Aug-Sep: “God Made Men to Lead” & “God Made Women for Nurture” // The App’s Got It All // Pulpit Supply Team Preaching at New Hope Christian Church ...  Read More

Some News & Miscellany // Pine Cove City Plea // Financial Update // “The Big 3”— Engage in Worship, Serve on the Team, and Connect in a Life Group—is how we are Designed to Work (and it’s not Gonna C...  Read More

A Couple Recent Passings / Update on Upcoming Sermon Series Plans, Part 2 / Thanks, Greeneville Campus Peeps / David Bowlin Goes Full-Time as Next Steps/Pillar Dir in June / Speaking of Youngsters Lik...  Read More

Catalyst Coffee is Looking for a Few New Employees // Pine Cove City: We Pretty Seriously Need Some Help With Momentum and Money // Misc Info // A Few Important Guidelines for Understanding Laws in th...  Read More

A Multitude of Multifarious Matters // “Okay, But What About…?” – Some Follow-up on Last Week’s Sermon on the 5th Commandment: “Honor Your Father and Your Mother”...  Read More

Last Chance to Reup Membership for 2024 and Fill out the Annual 7 Habits Survey // Back to Exodus Next Week // New Weekly Bible Study Podcast // Catalyst Trailer Launch // Few Random Thoughts...  Read More

A Few Updates & In Case You Missed ’Ems / New Weekly Bible Study Podcast...  Read More

2023 Annual Report and 2024 Budget // A Melange of Motley Miscellany // Thoughts I've Had and Am Still Having // Why I Start Every Sermon With "Open Your Bibles"...  Read More

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year / A Pot Pourri of Miscellany / What We Do Here Matters...  Read More

Christmas Plans / H5: Pursue Generosity Links / Shorter & Simpler Life Group Questions / Catalyst Mobile / End of Year Items / Some Cool 2024 Plans / Change in Online Giving & Staff Admin Software / B...  Read More

Update re Life Groups Inductive Bible Study, I Mean Discussion Guide, I Mean Both // A Few Misc Items of Note // Our Mission and Why Engagement and Growth Work as they do at FCC...  Read More

Some Admin Details and Metrics of Note / Lotsa New in Worship Guide / New City Catechism Update / New People Moving into Greene County Ain't Slowing Down / Producing Preachers...  Read More

Elders Letter & Vote // On a Sunday with a Nerdy Doctrinal Sermon About the Trinity, I Feel the Need to Remind us that Learning is Good and Intellectual Laziness is Bad // In Case You Missed It: Last ...  Read More

Revamped Study Questions on the Sermon Guide: More Explanation, but Clearer to Follow, and For More Group Contexts // See/Manage Your Giving to FCC Online // Some ‘Did You Knows?’ and ‘In Case You Mis...  Read More

Upcoming Sermon Series Plans: “New City Catechism,” Including a Brief Defense of the Word “Catechism,” and No, We’re Not Abandoning (but Actually Expanding on) “Exodus” // Michael Schubert Becomes Ful...  Read More

Kids Leadership Transition...  Read More

EASTER@NPAC 2023: Wow // Update re Brown Bags & Bibles and Great Questions Answered // Some Currently Theologically & Sociopolitically Uncool Thoughts Roughly About Deconstructing Christian Faith...  Read More

WinterSpring Men’s & Women’s Retreats @ Longview Ranch // Brown Bags & Bibles (& Books): The Holiness of God, by R. C. Sproul // All-Church Worship Service: Easter @ NPAC // We Preach to Force Engagem...  Read More

H7 Story: Excitement at Xmas Eve Service Thanks for jumping in to help // Buncha Upcoming Items & Events to Know About and Plan For // 2022 Annual Report, 2023 Budget & Giving, Vision Banquet // Annua...  Read More

South Greene Launches Strong! (And a Few Related Observations re “The State of Multisite” / The Big 3: The Key to Connection at FCC / Some “Wins” to Share / Christmas Plans / 2023 Budget, New Annual R...  Read More

3 “Whys” & 2 “Bunchas” Today: Why No Scripture Onscreen During Preaching, (For Now)? / Why So Many Repeats Of Info? / Why Capitalize Every Word In A Title? / Buncha Multisite Campus Launch/Relaunch Up...  Read More

3rd Campus Updates & Thoughts / Upcoming Dates to Remember / The Latest Info / Buncha Misc Thoughts/Items / Buncha In-Case-You-Missed-'Ems From Recent Scott's Thoughts ...  Read More

Buncha Multisite Vision, Thoughts, and Updates / Few Misc Items / The Crucial & Growing Importance of Disciplemakers, esp in Next Steps, (But also with Campus Pastors, Life Group Leaders, Serve Team L...  Read More

Reading Time: 5 mins / Aug is Life Groups Month, Revamped LG Page on Web, Back to Gospel of John Next Week / Don’t Miss “News Feed” on App / Pray for re|engage, Marriage Ministry Vids on App / Buncha ...  Read More

Many Miscellaneous Multisite & Ministry Musings and Memoranda / Guest & New Peeps: We're Launching a Third Campus on Sun, Oct 16, at South Greene High School / Lotsa Folks Being Baptized and Becoming...  Read More

An Uncomfortable Post-Covid Thought: As a Church, Our Vision is God’s Glory, We Don’t Sit Around and Wait for People to Become Comfortable With That Vision, and It’s Time to Decide What That Means For...  Read More