Mar 14, 2018 | Alexandria DS Notes, Books, News & Info
March Book Review Participating in God’s Mission: A Theological Missiology for the Church in America, by Craig Van Gelder and Dwight J. Zscheile (Eerdmans, 2018). If you like to think historically about the church and its mission, then you will enjoy this book....
Mar 14, 2018 | News & Info
Servant Leaders and Lay Servant Ministries Have you talked about Servanthood and Servant Leadership in your church? I have been in many conversations about being a Servant of Jesus Christ with a lot of my friends. To help me understand and explain to...
Mar 14, 2018 | Arlington DS Notes, News & Info
Hold These Truths On Saturday, I went to see Arena Stage’s production of “Hold These Truths.” Based on the true story of Gordon Hirbayashi, the play exposes how his idealistic belief in the Constitution’s protections for American citizens was buffeted and tested by...
Mar 14, 2018 | News & Info
Meet Michelle Holmes Chaney Reverend Doctor Michelle Holmes Chaney joins the Arlington District Staff as the Church Development Coordinator beginning March 15, 2018. She will be working for Arlington part time while also continuing as one of the pastors at Centreville...
Mar 13, 2018 | Alexandria DS Notes, News & Info
Pondering the Easter Fool “If you say, ‘You fool,’ you will be liable to the hell of fire.” (Matthew 5:22b, New Revised Standard Version) This year, Easter Sunday is on April Fools’ Day. The last time that happened was in 1956, several months before I was born. Since...
