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I am so excited about The Art of Marriage that begins tonight.  This is our second year hosting this great event for couples by Family Life.  It uses humor, great teaching, and projects to strengthen marriages.  I would encourage all couples--seriously dating, engaged, newlyweds, married with or without kids, empty nesters, and retired to attend.  Find a local church hosting one and sign up today!  You can find a list of locations at  www.artofmarriage.com I won't be posting anything the rest of the weekend, but stop back on Monday and Tuesday for new posts about Creature of the Word  and Jesus Is  _________.

No, it's not my wedding anniversary, but instead it is my 4 year anniversary at Hesston MB Church. I am thankful for this church and what God is doing here. I am blessed to be part of the staff and look forward to many more years together. When Bethany and I decided to make the transition to Hesston, I was impressed with the community of Hesston as well as the church. I feel blessed to wake up every day and serve God and others through my position as Pastor of Children and Family. I am continually reminded how this ministry is a great fit for my spiritual gifts and passions. I love that I get to invest in dads to be the spiritual leaders of their families. I look forward to more opportunities to equip parents to pass on faith in the home. I enjoy working with Children's Ministry workers on Sundays & Wednesday nights. I am excited about the marriage ministry plans that are just beginning in mentoring and for helping struggling marriages. I love planning for the f...

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=9780d4e36d" >John McGee at D6</a>

The third general session was held on Wednesday afternoon and was led by John McGee who is a pastor of marriage ministry at Watermark Church. He was to answer the question: What needs to happen to change marriage ministry? He started his time by showing a video that shared statistics that we all know in relation to marriage and family. He started by saying that we in the church need to believe that marriage ministry is our job and that we have something to say. We cannot always be afraid of messiness and send hurting people away when the church can minister to hurting couples and has a message that can impact marriages. He believes that if the church does this-9 things will happen: Cause us to handle the issues in the church first. God's Word, God's People, God's Spirit has something to say. Cause us to pursue excellence and rigor. Cause us to have a strategic discipleship plan and not an over reliance on programs . He shared what Watermark Church does in the area o...