Valerie Johnson on September 29th, 2009

I decided to go to Bible college when I was 40 years old. I didn’t want to be a preacher, I just wanted to learn more about the Bible and become more skilled in teaching classes at my church.  One of the required courses was Evangelism, which I did not want to take because I [...]

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Valerie Johnson on March 26th, 2009

Last week I wrote about planning and hospitality during our Pastor’s anniversary celebration.   The celebration went well.  We had one local speaker and two speakers from out of town.  I enjoyed the planning stage of the event and look forward to the next one.  This is one of the reasons I write so much about [...]

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Valerie Johnson on March 21st, 2009

This week I’ve been busy practicing what I preach.  I’ve been taking care of the details of hosting guests for our pastor’s anniversary.  Planning events and bringing in guests is the what I enjoy most about my job.  I enjoy planning out the details and then making sure everything comes together without a hitch.  My [...]

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