Some say, "a good friend is hard to find." But with over 300 diverse churches in our association alone, that shouldn't be the case for pastors and ministry leaders in Houston. One great example of pastoral friendship is that of Parris Patrick and Kevin Rizer. What began as a simple invite to lunch quickly became a true, lasting friendship.
Fridays in the Field
A lot of things have changed in the last twenty years. That means the way our team operates is going to change as well. For the last several years, we've been experimenting with a different schedule of office hours, and the results are in: we would be better off spending our Fridays out of the office and in the field serving our people. Therefore, our new office hours will be 8am-4pm Monday-Thursday with Fridays in the Field. #BetterTogther
Hospitality in Your Virtual Spaces
In the past, we've thought of hospitality as equivalent to entertaining and feeding people in your home. However, the conversation about hospitality is is turning to more about the whole person and the way you act towards others. No place is this more important today than on social media. Wherever we go—physically or virtually—we need to consider our words and our demeanor. Scripture promises the world will know us by our love, but I have wonder if they would recognize us on Twitter.