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This past week our Church Council just finished reading and discussing Henri Nouwen's In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership. This is a book that has meant a lot to me over the years. On the inside cover of my copy I have written down various settings where I have led groups through …
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In case you missed it, here is the video from Sunday afternoon's Leadership Community event at Eastbrook on the church leadership in a post-COVID world with Dr. Ed Stetzer. Ed joined us for this session to augment our annual MissionsFest, which began this weekend. https://vimeo.com/629422110 Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is a professor and dean at Wheaton …
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This past weekend at Eastbrook we took a pause on our preaching series, "Who Do You Say I Am?", in order to begin our annual MissionsFest. We had the privilege of hearing from Dr. Ed Stetzer for this kick-off weekend of MissionsFest. Ed Stetzer is a professor and dean at Wheaton College where he also …
Join us for worship with Eastbrook Church through Eastbrook at Home at 8, 9:30, and 11 AM. This week and next week is our annual MissionsFest, so we will take a break from our current series, "Who Do You Say I Am?" We are thankful to have Dr. Ed Stetzer of Wheaton College with us …
I've enjoyed posting poetry series themed around the Christian year in the past couple of years (see "Poetry for Lent" and "Poetry for Easter"). I will continue that with a series called "Poetry for Ordinary Time." Ordinary time includes two sections of the church year between Christmastide and Lent and Easter and Advent. The word …
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Matthew Erickson 