Archives for April 2020

I, a lazy introvert, am nevertheless missing a lot of people and things these days. I miss gathering on Sundays. I miss moving tables around and sweeping the cafeteria. I miss making sure the chairs are all parallel in the gym. I miss Jonah faithfully saying to me, "You look handsome!" while I examine the chairs. I miss Todd messing up my perfectly-aligned chairs almost ...

During the past six weeks,the leadership at All Saintsyour staff, session, and diaconatehave been hard at work figuring out how best to continue the ministry of the church in this season of pandemic and quarantine. We've even managed, by God's grace, to increase our ministry in some areas. As this strange season continues, I want to take a moment to reassure you that the l...

COVID-19 NOTE:Our adult Sunday school classes and worship services will be live streamed each Sunday until we are able to meet in person. Join the live stream at 9am for Sunday school, and our worship service will begin on the same live stream at 10am. The following links will enable you to join us for Sunday School and Worship this Sunday, April 26: Click here to acce...

COVID-19 NOTE:Our adult Sunday school classes and worship services will be live streamed each Sunday until we are able to meet in person. Join the live stream at 9am for Sunday school, and our worship service will begin on the same live stream at 10am. The following links will enable you to join us for Sunday School and Worship this Sunday, April 19: Click here to acce...

Brothers and Sisters of All Saints,We are writing you today to let you know about a new emphasis in our ministry at All Saints. Beginning Sunday, April 19, 2020, we will be very intentionally encouraging you and equipping you to engage in regular family worship. Of course, this has always been a stated value of our congregation, but we must confess that we have permitted o...

One of the great joys of church planting is the opportunity to start fresh and establish values in a new community without having to change old habits. When we started All Saints almost 5 years ago,one of those values we agreed we would hold in common was family worship. Amidst all the workrequired in a church plant, we have let this value go mostly unnoticed. However, dur...

Last week, we considered the biblical understanding we are to have when faced with trials of any kind. In his sovereignty, God allows his people to experience suffering, and he intends it for our good. He is like a master at the potter's wheel who shapes and works the clay until it is formed according to his intended purpose. He removes the debris that weakens the vessel a...

COVID-19 NOTE:Our adult Sunday school classes and worship services will be live streamed each Sunday until we are able to meet in person. Join the live stream at 9am for Sunday school, and our worship service will begin on the same live stream at 10am. The following links will enable you to join us for Sunday school and worship this Sunday, April 12: Click here to acce...

Pastoral Letter on Virtual Communion...

In the midst of a crisis, myfirst inclination is probably not far from yours"God, when will this be over so that I can return to my normal routine?" Discomfort is not the norm for the American church. We are quite unfamiliar with prolonged suffering. It is in times like these that the Spirit begins to stretch us as believers. During times where the rubber meets the road, w...

COVID-19 NOTE:Our adult Sunday school classes and worship services will be live streamed each Sunday until we are able to meet in person. Join the live stream at 9am for Sunday school, and our worship service will begin on the same live stream at 10am. We will consider Psalm 36:1-12 in Sunday school this week. The following links will enable you to join us for Sunday scho...