January 29, 2015 — by Nate Stratman
Sticky Faith: A Story, A Stat, & A Dream
In my community we happen to have many Olympians, because the Olympic training center (which houses hundreds of athletes) is located just up the road.
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In my community we happen to have many Olympians, because the Olympic training center (which houses hundreds of athletes) is located just up the road.
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One of the key things I remember Jim Singleton saying at the first Fellowship gathering in Minneapolis was that Fellowship and ECO would be a collection of people who are like-minded but not same-minded. I think that distinction is the very component for what ECO strives to be. Rather than ruling from the boundaries and dictating non-essentials, ECO desires to hold at the center: a core theology that gives clarity to the movement.
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Hi. My name is Eric Jacobsen, and in addition to being a pastor from Tacoma Washington, I am the President of the Synod Executive Council. I’m also a contributor to this blog, so if you are a regular reader, you may already know a bit about me and some of my random thoughts about life in ECO. Today, I wanted to combine two of these hats and use the blog forum to give you all an update from our latest meeting of the Council that took place just last week. Let me first introduce you to the members of the ECO Synod Executive Council:
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What piece of furniture is the focal point of the average American home? It used to be the table. But now, it’s the TV.
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The past two years have been a fascinating journey for me. After interacting with and training hundreds of young as well as seasoned pastors in our Ministry Lab Network, one common challenge appears continually:
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I love this time of year. The calendar sets before us a bit of a reset as well as we celebrate the new year. As I reflect on 2014, I’m amazed at how quickly the year passed by!
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Certainly, this phrase was very true of our start. We managed to get to this place: a denomination of over 170 congregations, over 250 pastors, and over 70,000 covenant partners, by putting things in place while we were moving. We moved very quickly. That’s quite an accomplishment in three years, let alone the actual time of two and a half years since the first congregation became a member of this thing called ECO.
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Though it used to be even better when ALL college football games were on TV, New Year's day is still one of my favorite days. I love being able to not just celebrate the past, but also start fresh and make some adjustments that change the trajectory of my life. I also love New Year’s as a tangible reminder of what the Lord does for us every day.
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