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Pastor Phil gives a brief summary of his sabbatical leave in the summer of 2018....
Keep ReadingJuly 5, 2018 by Phil Kruis | Tags: family, Rest, sabbatical, vacation
Pastor Phil gives a brief summary of his sabbatical leave in the summer of 2018....
Keep ReadingJanuary 22, 2016 by Ben Castaneda | Category: Pensées: Reflections on Youth, Family, and Ministry | Tags: family, community, Christian, Bonhoeffer, Life Together, justification
This past weekend, we had our third annual Youth Winter Retreat. We were joined by some of the youth of Church of the Resurrection (PCA) in Flagstaff. We had a great time! The theme of the retreat was "The Gospel for Me and for You," and we discussed how the gospel changes us individually as well as in relationship with each other. One talk I gave was about how the gospel...
Keep ReadingJanuary 7, 2015 by Ben Castaneda | Category: A Word...or Two | Tags: Youth, family, Church, Covenant
Are youth an important part of the church family? If so, how should that belief be expressed in our attitudes and actions? ...
Keep ReadingJanuary 5, 2015 | 1 Comments by Ben Castaneda | Category: Pensées: Reflections on Youth, Family, and Ministry | Tags: remodeling, family, Youth
Let's face it...the youth rooms are not in the best shape. If you've visited with us on a Youth Family Night, you know this to be the case. I've even heard it said (jokingly, of course!) it might be better if they accidentally caught fire! All kidding aside, though, it's become obvious that work needs to be done to give a "face lift" to the modular buildings where we meet...
Keep ReadingSeptember 29, 2014 by Ben Castaneda | Category: A Word...or Two | Tags: Youth, family, Ministry, Gospel, busy-ness
In the midst of the "many things" of daily life, only "one thing" is truly necessary....
Keep ReadingSeptember 2, 2014 | 2 Comments by Ben Castaneda | Category: Pensées: Reflections on Youth, Family, and Ministry | Tags: Youth, family, Ministry, entertainment, inter-generational
Youth & Family Ministry is a whole-person, whole-family philosophy of ministry....
Keep ReadingMay 19, 2014 by Ben Castaneda | Category: A Word...or Two | Tags: Men's Ministry, Youth & Family, fatherhood, parenting, family, discipline
A few words for fathers about their God-given responsibility to instruct, correct, and discipline their children....
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