The EPC Book of Order says it is the duty and responsibility for the Session to “organize itself for the advancement of the ministry of the Church and the mission of that congregation.” To best accomplish that task, the Session has adopted Policy Governance as the method it uses to organize and control all the […]
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Helping FISH Food Bank End Hunger in the Harbor
We’re committed to doing everything we can to help FISH Food Bank in their mission to end hunger in the Harbor. As a church, we will be donating food, delivering donations, filling volunteer shifts, and meeting any need that FISH brings to us. Most-needed items Volunteer at FISH Donate to FISH We are also accepting […]
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Integrity in the face of opposition
I was ticked. Although I wasn’t in close contact with the guy and had no symptoms, because I had been possibly exposed to a friend who may have had COVID, my staff urged me not to preach last Sunday’s sermon in person. The elders on the Council agreed. So, I submitted. But sure, I was […]
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MASK MANDATE CHANGES As of March 12, 2022, the State of Washington ended the indoor mask mandate. Chapel Hill will continue to provide masks and hand sanitizer in the lobby and other locations in the building. […]
Subversive leadership
“Do you believe Jesus was subversive?” That’s a question I asked my men’s LifeGroup several weeks ago. I think they sensed a trap…so they were a little cautious. But, finally, one said, “Well…yes. I think Jesus WAS subversive. Not of the Romans. But of the religious rulers.” “So,” I asked, “do you think WE are […]
The disappearing mountain
One of my favorite Chapel Hill memories is of joining the high school kids, year after year, on their home-building mission trips to Tijuana, Mexico. As we approached our campsite each year, we passed a mountain that had been turned into a gravel mine. Heavy equipment on top of the mountain illuminated by spotlights scraped […]
Don’t let 2020 stink
Have a holly jolly Christmas, it’s the best time of the year! So the song goes, and so it often is the case. But this year certainly is different. There’s nothing normal about Christmas this time around. How many of us have just a few less family members at the table, even if just as […]
Twas the NIGHTS before Christmas
Ten services. Two days. December 23 and 24. Four Classic. Six modern. And a partridge in a pear tree. Christmas Eve is the most popular, best-attended Chapel Hill service year after year. Christmas Eve EVE was a surprisingly well-received option which we first offered last year for the sake of those heading out of town…but […]
Regathering the flock
Sheep are mentioned more than 500 times in the Bible. Not surprisingly. Sheep were a mainstay of Hebrew culture. They were a primary food source and a necessity for the sacrificial rituals in the temple. So when David wrote, “The Lord is my Shepherd” or Jesus said, “I am the Good Shepherd,” it would have […]
Re-grets
Regret. I was thinking about the word the other day. (It’s one of the things I do…thinking about words. Kind of my thing.) “Re-gret.” “Gret” is an ancient word for “weep” or “wail.” The prefix “re” is borrowed from Latin words. It can mean “do again and again” (like re-peat) or it can mean “go […]