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by Steve Thomason | May 17, 2016 | Youth Ministry
The Confirmation class of 2016 took the next big step in their faith journeys on Sunday afternoon. We got to welcome 32 new adult members into our congregation. I have traveled with these wonderful young adults for the past four years as I have had the privilege to...
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by Steve Thomason | May 7, 2016 | ministry
The theme for our Synod Assembly this year was Can I Get a Witness. Bishop Ann Svennungsen invited two amazing storytellers to demonstrate for us and encourage us that sharing the Gospel is simply sharing the story of what God has done and is doing in our own lives....
by Steve Thomason | May 2, 2016 | The Journey
The Journey Pilot Group officially ended yesterday. 30 people gathered back in September to launch on an 8-month experience of spiritual formation. We traveled in five separate cohorts, comprised of 15 pairs of traveling companions. We watched twenty-four videos, read...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 30, 2016 | Spiritual Formation
I’m not sure why I wept as I watched this video. Perhaps it is because I preached the funeral of a 19-year old young man yesterday and my heart is torn open and I’m raw. Perhaps it is because I just said goodbye to my 21-year old daughter who visited for...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 31, 2015 | The Journey, The Trinity
It is a good feeling to know that all those years of work in the PhD program actually have practical value. I was able to make this video today as part of the The Journey. We are discussing the first article of the Creed, so this lesson introduces the importance of...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 12, 2015 | ministry
We ran a little experiment in Adult Faith Formation at Grace this fall and I would like to reflect on its effectiveness. This was the experiment. I offered a seven-week course on the Books of Moses titled: Beginnings. We offered it on Sunday night and on Wednesday...
