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Ward Staff News

By Scott McKee | Published: May 6, 2013
I am pleased to announce that Dustin Schlabach (pronounced Slay-Ball) has been added to the Ward Staff as the Director of Small Groups. Last week, Dustin relocated from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Northville, Michigan and is still unpacking boxes. Dustin is a graduate of Appalachian State University (B.S.) and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and [...]
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Director of Worship Search: Frequently Asked Questions, Part 2

By Scott McKee | Published: April 29, 2013
Who will be the Director of Worship? At their April 22 meeting, Session voted unanimously to concur with the recommendation of the Director of Worship Search Committee to hire Billy Petty as the Director of Worship at Ward Church.   Who is Billy Petty? Billy is the chair of Worship Ministry Leadership at the National [...]
Posted in Leadership and Vision, Q & A | Tagged Director of Worship, Search Committee, Worship | 3 Comments

Director of Worship Search: Frequently Asked Questions, Part 1

By Scott McKee | Published: April 25, 2013
Why do we need a Director of Worship?  Don’t we already have worship staff? Ward Church is part of a growing number of “multi-venue” churches in America.  That is, we have more than one worship service happening at the same time in different rooms. Some churches become multi-venue in order to offer a variety of [...]
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Beauty and the Beast Transformation

By Scott McKee | Published: April 20, 2013
This weekend, I had the good fortune of attending Northville High School’s production of Beauty and the Beast.  I can’t be unbiased (I have a son at NHS), but it was a spectacular show! The stage version of this timeless tale features show-stopping musical numbers, lavish costumes, and a touching storyline. In the Beauty and [...]
Posted in McKee Family, Random Thoughts, Theology | Tagged Beauty and the Beast, Northville, Northville High School, Simpsons, Transformation | Leave a comment

Team Pride

By Scott McKee | Published: April 11, 2013
They are still my team!  Sure, Michigan lost the championship Monday.  Sure, they didn’t play a perfect game.  But they gave it their all.  The fact they made it this far was an accomplishment on its own!  The Wolverines showed they are a team to be reckoned with. I am sure proud of a couple [...]
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Matthew Warren and the Storm of Depression

By Scott McKee | Published: April 9, 2013
You have most likely heard the sad news about Matthew Warren, Rick and Kay Warren’s youngest son, who committed suicide over the weekend.  Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Orange County California and author of the best-selling book, Purpose-Driven Life, wrote a tender letter to church members asking for their prayers.  Pastor Rick said [...]
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Easter Update

By Scott McKee | Published: March 28, 2013
We are just days away from Resurrection Sunday! Easter is our highest attendence Sunday all year. We will have hundreds of guests and visitors join us to hear about the power of the resurrection. Three ways you can help maximize our impact: If possible, attend the 8:00 a.m. Sanctuary service. By doing so, you will [...]
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Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.

By Scott McKee | Published: March 5, 2013
On Sunday I encouraged you to pray daily the prayer that Eli taught Samuel: “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening” (1 Samuel 3:9).  Have you heard God speak yet this week?  Have you sensed a leading or prompting of the Holy Spirit?  Have you been guided in tangible ways?  Tell me about it.  Let’s [...]
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Creativity and Contentment

By Scott McKee | Published: January 22, 2013
Saturday night’s heavy winds knocked out the power at our house.  The woman on the DTE call line told us that we could expect our power to be restored Monday night and promised that crews were working as quickly as possible.  We borrowed a small generator to power a few essentials, including the fish tank [...]
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Christmas continues!

By Scott McKee | Published: January 3, 2013
Christmas continues!   As you may know, we asked our partner agencies what was on the top of their Christmas wish list this year.  Then, we invited the people of Ward Church to give to a special Christmas Offering to provide these items.  Ward people responded in a huge way with an offering that exceeds $104,000!  [...]
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