Jun 21, 2010
Fear Factor
The house was made of ice cream, cupcakes, and candy. It was a cute pink, white, and red. The minute my daughter saw it, she said,” Ice Cream House!” with utter excitement. We were at The Enchanted Forest; a small story-book themed amusement park South of Salem, Oregon. It’s a nice little amusement park that I have been going to for as long as I can remember. I held my daughter... read more
Jun 9, 2010
If You’re Not Offending…
Lately I’ve been giving some challenging messages to my church. Overall, people are receiving them well and doing something with them in their lives in return. We have, however, lost some people because of the challenges, changes, and expectations set within the church. I was talking to a friend of mine about this and how sometimes it can be very disheartening to a leader to know that even though... read more
Jun 1, 2010
Thoughts from Joe Champion on Spiritual Gifts in the Church
Here are some more notes from the incredible conference I had the opportunity to attend last week; The Association of Related Churches NW Pastor’s Gathering at New Beginnings Church in Gresham, OR: A pastor’s wife had asked a question about what to do about a “sweet lady” in their church who does something very distracting and embarrassing each weekend during their Sunday morning... read more
May 9, 2010
Famous
So I recently sat down and talked with a man who deals with major ministry ‘personalities’ on a weekly, if not daily, basis. In front of us was a Christian magazine with one of the most influential and famous ministers in the U.S. on the cover. We talked about ministry, pastoring, evangelism, and the Church. We discussed how small churches who want to make a lasting difference in their... read more
Apr 28, 2010
All Access 2010: Day Two, Session One with Rick Bezet
The morning started off with powerful worship led by the Healing Place Church worship team. And after worship Pastor Rick Bezet of New Life Church in Arkansas opened up the morning with a powerful message from the Word of God. Rick Bezet recently had an appendectomy that put him out of commission for a few days. That made him slow down and see what God was trying to say. He realized that one day the people... read more
In Kindergarten I was officially voted 'Most Inquisitive'.
I have been asking questions ever since as I believe that they are the catalyst to discovering the world all around us.
The answers to these questions have led me into an everlasting committed relationship with Jesus Christ, into a marriage with the love of my life, and into being the father of the two most beautiful children on earth.
It is my personal mission to glorify God with my life, advance His Kingdom through my ministry, and to love my family with everything I have.
I am the Pastor at Fellowship Church in Salem, Oregon and these are my thoughts on life.