At its meeting on Tues., Dec. 8, 2015, all members of the Congregational Board and clergy of Country Club Christian Church present signed the following statement of welcome, declaring their support for the statement. This statement will be available in the parlor for any members and friends of Country Club Christian Church Read More...
“When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children…” I’ve never preached a sermon on this verse at Christmas or any other time for that matter. It’s part of the story though. You may recall when Joseph and Read More...
Our visit to the Holy Land two weeks ago included a stop at the Wailing Wall. On our way to this sacred place of prayer, we traveled past heavily armed Israeli soldiers. Just outside there was a concrete wall topped with barbed wire. I wasn’t sure who was being kept out (or Read More...
My first Sunday in the pulpit at Country Club Christian Church was Jan. 19, 2003. That day I woke early, made coffee and sat down to review my sermon. It was titled, “When You See the Angels You’ll Know Why You Believe.” I thought the sermon was pretty good but I noticed Read More...
Grace at Work is Saturday, October 10. Meet in the Social Hall from 8:00-8:30 a.m. for breakfast, then start work projects at 9:00 a.m. Sign up for this year's projects is now closed. Please watch for more information about the spring Grace at Work date. Thank you for putting grace to work Read More...
Two young, good looking men knocked on the door of a certain householder and asked, “Would you like to go to heaven?” The householder thought for a minute, then asked, “Will you two be there?” “Oh most definitely,” came the hearty reply. “Then I don’t want to go.” Many Christians think that Read More...
Job Title: Director of Student MinistriesAccountability: Reports to Minister to Children, Students, & FamiliesJob Status: 20-25 hours/week The Director of Student Ministries will lead Country Club Christian Church to accomplish the student ministry’s mission. The position will oversee a ministry Read More...
The power to forgive begins when we are able to name our pain, our anger and, here is the hard part, our need to be forgiven, too. When we are able to remember our sin, our flawed behavior, we are more able to move from pharisaism to kindness, from harsh and judgmental Read More...
My buddy Mike Yaconelli was the Guru of American Youth Ministry. He ran workshops and conferences for youth ministers. Thousands of church youth workers from all over America would show up at these events. Mike almost always gave one of the keynote sermons. He was a powerful speaker. I attended several of Read More...
Country Club Christian Church seeks an individual to refresh and reinvigorate the existing, high-quality music program to serve the whole church community. We seek a person of extraordinary creative ability and energy who will embrace the Church’s rich and distinguished traditional, classical style of music while also having the experience, desire, and Read More...
Many times people say to me, “I don’t know a lot about the Bible. Is there a good book I can read that will help me understand it better?” The answer is yes and here are my top three books on the Good Book. Making Sense of the Bible, by Adam Hamilton. Read More...
Last week at the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) there was a genuine spirit of enthusiasm and joy as we encountered the ancient words of Isaiah calling us to raise our wings and “Soar!” There were many realistic voices of concern raised also. Worship attendance and church membership Read More...
We worship every week in order to hear old words like the one John wrote to the church 2,000 years ago: “There is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear!” I believe that with all of my heart but I still have to wrestle with fear. There is so Read More...
A Celebration of Rev. David DieboldSunday, July 26 Join us as we celebrate Rev. David Diebold 34 years of ministry, Tour de France style. In addition to his many ministry and musical talents, David also has an extensive cycling resume, having raced the MS 150 10 year, raising more than $167,000 for Read More...
One of my all-time favorite movies is “The Blues Brothers,” starring John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd. They are ex-convicts who have put together a blues band in order to raise money for an orphanage. They are total losers. They seem to mess up at every opportunity. Any time anyone asks them what Read More...
