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WME Upcoming Events – Fall 2019
August 21, 2019
WME is involved in a variety of ministries and covets your prayer for these upcoming events: September 21-22, 2019 ~…
Desire and Duty in Everyday Life: The Narrative of Ethics by Aaron Perry
“There is membership not in what is owed to ourselves, but in what is owed to Christ because we are now in him.”
When Pastors Face Dysfunction: Leading Change for Congregational Health by Priscilla Hammond
August 19, 2019
How do we know when an organization isn’t healthy?
Reaching Young Adults
August 9, 2019
By Rev. Dr. Robert Haynes People sometimes ask me for advice on how to get more young adults to come…
What God Sees in Your Heart by Michelle Bauer
August 8, 2019
Ask the Spirit to show you what God sees when he looks at you. God instructed Samuel to look past appearances and directly into David’s heart. What did Samuel see when he did this? How would you describe your heart to someone who was interested in knowing you at that level?
Steps for Small Church Revitalization by Elizabeth Glass Turner
August 7, 2019
The skill set for revitalizing a small church is very different from the skill set for growing a church from large to blockbuster mega church.
Jesus Can Redefine Your Life Today by Otis T. McMillan
August 2, 2019
“Jesus is not limited by the length of time you have been in your condition nor by the severity of the situation you face. Once he puts his hand on you, you will be set free.”
WME On The Move
July 29, 2019
One of the joys of leading WME is the opportunity to have a front row seat for the powerful movement…
Consolation and Desolation: Old Wisdom for Tired Protestants by Elizabeth Glass Turner
July 25, 2019
Simply put, “For Ignatius, the ebb and flow of consolation and desolation is the normal path of the Christian life.” There will be times of consolation – when there is a sense of noticeable, personally experienced growth or blossoming, when God’s presence seems close and the means of grace seem easy and quick at hand. There will also be times of desolation – similar to the “dark night of the soul” – when, whether from wrongdoing, or attacks of the enemy, or times of struggle or challenge, God’s presence seems distant or even simply absent, when our growth seems stalled or the habits that sustain us feel unusually heavy.
Checking Your Blind Spots: Preaching in the Gaps by Suzanne Nicholson
July 24, 2019
Preachers tend to have favorite passages and topics for preaching and teaching. If you don’t preach from the Revised Common Lectionary each week, it can be easy to fall into predictable patterns that limit your congregation’s exposure to the full range of God’s Word. We all have blind spots, and it’s worth asking where we might be missing the opportunity to address a pressing need.