Mar 14, 2023
What sucks the life out of you? Sunday, at the 10 am service, the worship team sang “The Devil Inside.” Believe it or not, we all have a bit of “the devil inside.” So often, we think of “demons (or the devil)” as little red figures that walk...
Mar 10, 2023
West is a missional church. We don’t just “say” it. We mean it. It drives what we do on a day-to-day basis and also our long-term goals. Before you read the impact YOU make, we NEED three minutes of your time to take the following survey. Please...
Mar 9, 2023
Guilt Trips What do you immediately think of when you read the words “guilt trip”? Seriously . . . I want you to think about it for a second . . . . (Thus the white space) Ok. Did any of these come to mind? Your parents Your children Your boss A friend A colleague...
Mar 8, 2023
Opinion Polls Have you ever been trying to decide about something, and in doing so you find yourself taking opinion polls? Rather than make the decision in a vacuum, you realize that another input is needed. So you ask different people the same question to get a feel...
Mar 7, 2023
It’s been a learning curve, learning how to “order a church.” Not only had I never attended a “Finance Committee” or “Trustee Committee” meeting, but I was also learning how to lead those areas of a church while launching the church. Talk about “hands-on learning.” 😉...
Mar 6, 2023
Learning to See Hidden Figures tells the story of Katherin Jonson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch into orbit of John Glenn. This ultimately turned around the space...
