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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 [...]
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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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What is the Gospel?

By Scott McKee | Published: October 22, 2011
Our church is currently in a study based on Tim Keller’s book, The Gospel in Life.  This leads to the question, “What is the Gospel?”  The truth is the Gospel is larger than most Christians realize.  The word “gospel” of course means “good news,” but what exactly is the good news that Jesus proclaimed?  Most [...]
Also posted in Random Thoughts, Sermon Conversations, Theology | Tagged Dallas Willard, Gospel, Gospel in Life, Tim Keller | 5 Comments

Why is Ward Sunday programming taking a break in August?

By Scott McKee | Published: August 2, 2011
On Sunday mornings in the month of August, there will be no adult life groups, student ministries, elementary school ministries (kindergarten and up) and no coffee service. Why? To everything there is a season.  The focus of August is renewal, recruitment, and preparation.  The August break is planned for several reasons: To give hundreds of [...]
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FAQs About the New Assistant Teaching Pastor Position

By Scott McKee | Published: September 17, 2010
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS About the search for an assistant teaching pastor We have been receiving questions regarding the Assistant Teaching Pastor position that we are looking to hire at Ward. Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Also posted in Leadership and Vision | Tagged Pastor, Search, Teaching Pastor | 8 Comments

FAQs about Infant Baptism

By Scott McKee | Published: August 15, 2010
This morning, I taught about the meaning of baptism at our church. Our congregation is made up of many church traditions and, therefore, many different baptismal backgrounds.  The common ground on which we agree: Baptism is a rich and important symbol of the Christian life! I’d love to hear your story of baptism and how [...]
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