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Lent 2021: Bringing Life to Our Virtual Meetinghouse
Lent 2021 No matter the season, here’s what we know: 1) We are called to be a chorus of love 2) We are determined to reclaim our connection to the divine in positive and life-giving...
Bob Stillerman
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Virtual Christmas Eve Service: 12/24 @ 5 p.m. (Facebook Live and YouTube)
CHRISTMAS EVE VIRTUAL SERVICE Thursday, December 24th @ 5:00 p.m. (Or at a time of your own choosing) The 2020 Sardis Baptist Church Christmas Eve Service will “premier” on Facebook Live on Thursday 12/24 @...
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2020 Advent Calendars are Here!
The 2020 Sardis Baptist Church Advent Calendar is here: Advent Calendar 2020 If you prefer to use a virtual version, check Facebook or Instagram for daily images beginning Sunday 11/29. We hope you will have an...
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Wait For It
Wait For It When I was thirteen, the days seemed so much longer, and the school year seemed like a decade. I desperately wanted a five-o’clock shadow (still hasn’t happened, thankfully!), and to be a...
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Staying Connected: Part Two
Staying Connected: Part Two So…we’re 25 weeks into virtual worship and programming with Zoom as our primary platform. Here’s the first in a series of random thoughts about Zoom-a-zoom-zooming: The Theological Crux of Password Protection...
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Staying Connected: Part One
Staying Connected: Part One Our church is not averse to technology, but we’ve also never been forced to be reliant on technology. Our building is small enough that it doesn’t need a sound system, and...
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Stop Saying: “They Didn’t Teach Me That in Seminary”
Stop saying, “They didn’t teach me that in seminary.” Seminaries (and all institutions of learning) don’t exist to predict future events; they work to equip students for the challenges of an unpredictable future. No, as...
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Introducing a Small Parish Approach to Corona
A Small Parish Approach to Corona So…I am writing again. In this strange age of Corona, I have seen so many people writing about what it’s like to be church (and Church!) in these crazy...
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2020 Charlotte CROP Walk
Hello, Everyone. Now more than ever, we must respond to inequities in our communities. One of the most glaring examples is hunger — nearly one in four NC school children are food insufficient, meaning they...
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Anti-Racism Resources
6-11-2020 Dear Sardis Family, Last week, in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery (not to mention the unjust killings of too many other black and brown neighbors), we as...