Roaming thoughts for October 26

What a joy it is to serve alongside you during this time of transition for the congregation! I enjoy your positive spirit and your encouragement for each other and for me.

I will only be with you on the Sundays and Wednesdays, but you are “in good hands” during the week. Paige and Murphy will be providing excellent leadership and pastoral care to you. Please do not hesitate, though, during the week to email me at ken.kessler@vbmb.org or even call my office at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, 804-915-2454. I may not be able to answer immediately, but I will get to you as soon as possible.

I heard some great words from Dave Ramsey, the Christian financial leader, when he spoke at the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta two weeks ago. He spoke about The Five Enemies of Unity. Ramsey stated that the five enemies are:

·         Poor Communication

·         Unbridled Gossip

·         Unresolved disagreements

·         Lack of Shared Purpose

·         Sanctioned Incompetence

I want to explore each of these five in the weeks ahead in this column. As we work together over the next few months, we want to keep these “enemies” away.

For those of you who are into computers, I plan to establish a blog for our time together also. I will give you the web address next week, and hope you will contribute comments as the weeks go by.

Blessings!

Comments

[Joy Stockton]

Happy (belated) Birthday! Love the blog and find it uplifting to view during my day.

Bless You!

[Dottie Lohr]

I am a little behind in reading this so please forgive me. I found it interesting that your Mom died when she was 46. My mother also died when she was 46 and I will be turning 57 in March. Seems like forever since I felt her touch. It's nice to have something in common with you Ken.
God bless you,
Dottie