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Making disciples
Please know that while John and Marti are laid up with Covid, the Catch continues to operate without a hitch. If you should need anything, please feel free to contact any of the following: Wayne Bridegroom: Associate Pastor, bridegroom@gmail.com John … Continue reading
Converts or disciples
Our Associate Pastor, Wayne Bridegroom and I were exchanging thoughts on evangelism and discipleship the other day when he wrote, “I fear that there is a huge disconnect because we make such a big issue of ‘getting saved’ as a … Continue reading
Students making students
And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and … Continue reading
Isaiah Comes Alive
by John Shirk Our guest writer today is our Director of Discipleship, John Shirk. John lives with his wife Amy and their 4 daughters in Chicago, Illinois. They minister to the postmodern artistic subculture and to victims of trauma and abuse. The … Continue reading
Elijah comes alive!
by John Shirk Like Lazerus, Elijah was a man of faith who needed to come alive. No, he wasn’t actually dead and buried. He just wished he was. He had experienced great victories following God. A solitary man, he stood … Continue reading
Mentoring through time
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Tuesday night’s BlogTalkRadio interview with Brent Garrison is required listening for everyone over 57. It’s about mentoring across generations, especially between Boomers and Millennials. Our research tells us that the … Continue reading
‘Relationships, relationships, relationships’
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) In the real estate world it’s known as “location, location, location.” Where a property is located determines its value more than anything else. In the church and in all types … Continue reading
‘Sensei’ Roberta
(Click here for a video of John reading today’s Catch.) A servant of the Lord and dear friend of the Catch is now in the arms of Jesus. I am sure God had a grand welcome for Roberta Stevens, one … Continue reading
Listen to your life
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) One of my favorite writers passed away yesterday at 96. Frederick Buechner was the author of 30 books all of which championed in some way the themes we have adopted … Continue reading
Am I one of the few?
(Click here for a video of John reading this Catch.) Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the … Continue reading
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