Church family, Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus is fast approaching! As followers of Christ the day brings special meaning. We worship Christ, the newborn King! Over the next two Sundays, we will look at Jesus, the newborn King. What significance does this “King” have for us?  On Sunday, December 23, our children’s ministry will have a

Church family, This Sunday I will conclude the series on Winning the Battle Within. Last Sunday we looked at Ephesians 4:25-32 and the encouragement to “embrace the life.” In our battle against the enemy, taking off the old and putting on the new life is very key to our success spiritually. As a pastor for over 30

Church family, The last four Sundays we have looked at our enemy’s tactics in his attack upon our lives – deceiving, destroying, inciting, and accusing. As I have said, when looking at any opposition, it’s important to know how they function. What are their tendencies? What are their tactics? Satan, the adversary, is our enemy and he and his

Church family, In a couple short weeks, we will be having our annual International Workers’ Conference (Missions). Kirk, a C&MA International Worker, will be with us. There is a flier available at the Welcome Center and a schedule on our website with more information. Kirk will be with us from Wednesday, October 24th through Sunday, the 28th. You

Church family, Each day I take time to read a variety of articles, news, and books. I am increasingly aware of the problem with our world. The problem is spelled out pretty clearly in the Bible. The problem is sin. In our lifetime, we have gone from a society who knew what that word meant to a society

Church family, This past Sunday I shared with you a picture of what I believe PAC is to be – a disciplemaking community. We reviewed our core values (the foundation on which we operate), mission statement (our purpose and reason for existing), and the vision statement (how we will accomplish the mission). The model was Connecting to

Church family, Last week I shared with you a variety of area-wide ministries that we are blessed with in NW Ohio.Over the years the Lord has given specific vision to specific people to establish ministry posts to help meet the needs of people around us. Most use the avenue of meeting a need to show the

Church family, Often as individuals, we are looking for ministry opportunities. After all, we are ambassadors called to be salt and light. The Perrysburg/Toledo area offers a great variety of ministries to connect with and be involved. Let me encourage you to consider some of the local ministries to be involved with: Ministry to women facing unplanned

Church family, In these times of social media – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. – many people feel they must be “connected to others” and “what’s happening in the world” via the modern mediums. After all, we want to be perceived as “with it” and not still in the last century. Perhaps we are just plain bored