As we begin Advent this coming weekend at Eastbrook Church, I wanted to invite you to join us for the newly reformatted Advent Worship Night on Friday, November 30, at 6:30 PM. The gathering will begin in the Worship Hall with a short program and a time of worship, followed by an optional craft making an …
Recovering Contemplative Exegesis [Working the Angles with Eugene Peterson, part 7]
This post continues my reflections on Eugene Peterson’s book Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity, which began as an attempt to honor Peterson's influence upon me while also reconsidering the essential aspects of pastoral ministry that Peterson affirms. The book explores what he calls the holy trigonometry of pastoral ministry, built around three angles of ministry: …
Real Shepherds: Thomas Oden on pastoral leadership as service
In Thomas Oden's Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry, he takes one chapter to reflect on the analogy of pastor as shepherd. In the midst of that chapter, he strikes at the heart of what I think is missing within much of pastoral ministry as it is currently practiced in North America: pastoral authority approached as service. The …
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Thanksgiving Offering 2018
Each year at Eastbrook Church, we designate the offering for our Thanksgiving Day service to help international partners who are in the midst of challenges or have a pressing need. This year’s offering focuses on two wonderful ministries in Africa. If you haven’t had the chance to contribute to this year’s Thanksgiving offering, you can …
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