Administering Grace

Monday, August 27, 2007

The First Day of School

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I remember the anticipation of a new school year, the joy of seeing friends who were as close as siblings that I hadn't seen in several ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The 2008 Church Directory

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We are taking a different approach with gathering and checking information for the 2008 Church Directory. We printed out the information we ...
Thursday, August 09, 2007

What's in a name?

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One of the internal jokes among our staff relates to the way the church's nickname, Grace Church, came into existence. It's first us...

How to give anonymous gifts

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There are several ways to give someone an anonymous financial gift. I have to state that unless the leadership of Grace Church has announced...
Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Christmas Card 2007 Design Phase Begins

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My wife has been creating and hand stamping/making our annual Christmas card for the past 9-10 years. She does a tremendous job and invests ...

Weekday Evening Schedule for 2007-2008

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In all the places I've lived I haven't experienced a culture like Lancaster County that was so built around church schedules. It...
Monday, August 06, 2007

Musical Chairs

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We've been playing our own version of musical chairs at Grace in recent weeks. The Worship Design Team (a group that works with Pastor S...

What's happening with Grace athletic nights?

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Monday nights have been associated with pick-up volleyball at the Grace Auditorium. Thursday nights were associated with pick-up basketball,...
Friday, August 03, 2007

Grace Church Bible Reading Challenge - Home Stretch

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We're getting close to the home stretch of the Grace Church Bible Reading Challenge. Are you still going strong? I got behind last weeke...

Heat activated alarm

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Around 1 or 1:30 yesterday the normal Grace Church summer routine was interrupted by the sound of an unscheduled fire alarm. Well versed in ...
Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Guarding our hearts and our internet connections

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I've appreciated Pastor Scott's admonition over the past three years for us to guard our hearts and in particular guarding them in ...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Volunteer shoppers needed

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Okay, so if you're looking to get involved at Grace, this might be just the opportunity you are looking for... we need shoppers. If you ...

Apples (computers that is) are tempting

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Though I've been a PC-guy for years, I am more and more tempted to defect to the Apple-side. So the following quote hit my funny bone......
Monday, July 30, 2007

An outsiders perspective on church

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Having the privilege of growing up in a Christian family, I've attended church since birth. My Dad was an Assistant Pastor when I was bo...
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Daycare inspection results

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Thanks to those of you who prayed for the daycare staff during last week's inspection. Our staff came through with flying colors and did...
Wednesday, July 18, 2007

What's in a daycare inspection?

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This week is the annual State inspection of the daycare ministry. Being State certified gives our center credibility with the families who e...
Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Monopoly: to play or not to play?

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Grace Church has ended up in the unenviable position of being surrounded by houses. Years ago, what is now the development that lines what w...
Monday, July 16, 2007

What's Happening Now?

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The general sentiment seems to be that with the Rodeo complete, the church office has entered reclusion . In reality, the opposite has occur...
Friday, July 13, 2007

Getting in good with the alumni department

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Being a Grace Brethren Church, you might expect our staff have a strong Grace College representation. There are a few. Seeing as our Senior ...
Thursday, July 12, 2007

New feature on LGBC.ORG

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In conjunction with the iBook message series and specifically the Bible reading challenge , we're rolling out an interactive forum on L...
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