One of the initiatives of the North Alabama Annual Conference is Ministry with the Poor. I have served on the conference’s Ministry with the Poor Team for two years, and last year I stepped up my commitment by working with Quad W. Quad W is a national organization that our conference partners with to put college students in ministry with the Poor internships. This summer, 8 college interns, who I’ve recruited, will come to Birmingham and live at Avondale Samaritan Place (at AUMC). They each have 1 or 2 placements that they’ll serve which puts them in relationship and mission …
Greeting and Vision
No matter who you are, where you’ve come from or where you’re going;No matter what you believe or doubt:No matter who you love;God loves you and you are welcome in this place. Each Sunday we begin with that greeting. This was the greeting before I was the pastor here, so we’ve been using it for over 9 years. To me it communicates that we are welcoming and accepting of people who have different backgrounds, different ways of thinking and different ways of loving. In that way, it describes our congregation and how we understand God. It says a lot. But …