tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139027092024-03-07T01:05:21.168-06:00SoulPastorWhen people walk the road together...you are not alone!SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-48411585379675821402011-11-28T09:28:00.002-06:002011-11-28T09:31:47.191-06:00THIS BLOG IS MOVING!So, the blog is moving, but you can still acces it, just off of our website! I want to encourage you to bookmark a NEW Soulpastor Blog at either www.soulsanctuary.ca/blog or www.soulsanctuary.ca/soul-pastorThanksSoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-31248116342990159092011-11-24T07:17:00.003-06:002011-11-24T07:22:05.036-06:00A Special NightI would like to remind you that the annual Empowering Families Dinner is on Friday, December 2, 2011. This year's guest speaker is world renowned social justice advocate Dr. Tony Campolo. For $25, you will enjoy a great meal, hear inspiring stories of how local families are being empowered to break free from the cycle of poverty, and hear Dr. Tony Campolo share a passionate message that is sure SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-9027126225068468682011-11-17T10:12:00.002-06:002011-11-17T10:13:51.263-06:00A Blog Post You MUST Read! My friend Rob Dale has shared a personal story that you need to read!http://www.robdale.ca/?doing_wp_cronSoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-7916705100978502422011-11-16T13:15:00.005-06:002011-11-16T13:19:32.798-06:00Book ReviewI enjoy reading a good biography, I even like watching them on A&E even more. So, I got an offer to review what thought was the Ed Thomas story…I was strangely thinking Wendy’s!!! DUH! That is DAVE THOMAS….however I saw the cover of the book The Sacred Acre and I immediately thought of “Friday Night Lights.” I was wrong, again.Prior to reading The Sacred Acre, I’d never heard of Ed Thomas or SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-76758021555480862352011-10-24T09:24:00.002-05:002011-10-24T09:27:41.059-05:00A way you can help!Most of us have a car and that car needs gas. Here is a simple way that anyone and everyone can help contribute to our fund raising efforts to buy our piece of land. When you need to fill up go to Red Rivier Co-op and put it on our number 0343680 Don't make the mistake of doing nothing because you can only do a little! Do what you can!Thank YouSoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-81191257093917763022011-10-20T09:57:00.005-05:002011-10-20T10:13:48.831-05:00Building Update:I will be doing a flurry of blogposts as things are moving here at Soul Sanctuary fairly fast. As you or may not know, we have an offer to purchase in the works for a facility and almost 5 acres of land. Here is the plan: Very simply we need to raise as much cash as possible so that our mortgage is small. Simple enough! The beauty of it is that we have until Dec 30 to do so. That means that all SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-37565086264038460662011-09-26T10:35:00.002-05:002011-09-26T10:57:52.239-05:00What's with the red wrist band?As I said last week I see the Church as an nemergency room. Think about it, when you go to emergency, you check in and are given a wrist band to identify you. Then you are seen by a nurse and later the doctor comes in. The doctor hears your request, your complaint, he listens to you vent, He hears your whatever and then hopefully you allow the doctor to diagnose your life. What takes places is SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-17756724619114527172011-09-13T10:29:00.003-05:002011-09-13T10:36:26.917-05:00A Letter from overseas!(I occasionally get letters from my friends in Indonesia. Here is one that I would like to share with all of you who have taken time and effort to support what we do in Indonesia.) Hi, Pastor Gerry! It's me, (name omitted for personal reasons) from Indonesia, the girl who receives HSM Scholarship. How are you?? btw, i cant find you on facebook. please email me the link. i read your blog a SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-24955747938897293232011-08-30T22:57:00.002-05:002011-08-31T00:02:24.413-05:00Summer Schooling...I have heard it said that "the net imitates life." So, with that in mind, I feel the need to share with you something that has been on my heart for quite some time. I have the need to address some issues that present themselves on the web in the form of social media. Now, I am a big social media fan; I blog (duh), FACEBOOK, and I even Tweet...I also have a Google+ account and my world of tech is SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-30918105020196758082011-08-25T11:55:00.002-05:002011-08-25T12:06:41.673-05:00Thursday Morning Mind DumpEncountering GOD and his healing work in our lives is a process, it takes time. However, many people still carry and hide their pain and have not properly address the deep emotional and spiritual wounds in their lives and they haven’t shared those wounds with those who are the closest to them. So, I ask what are you carrying today? What is your pain? What is so deeply embedded in your heart SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-33730759534531518462011-08-08T13:02:00.003-05:002011-08-08T13:14:45.301-05:00You Can Make a Difference!
The Soul Sanctuary Golf Tournament was established to raise funds and open doors of opportunity by providing funding for shelter and education to less fortunate children on the island of Java, Indonesia. Soul Sanctuary accomplishes these objectives by working together with our partner, All Hands Held which was established solely for the above mentioned goals. All Hands Held is in the memory of SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-19879025839995349242011-07-20T17:15:00.002-05:002011-07-20T22:05:42.569-05:00Reflections of a Summer So I am sitting in a church service and I hear a number of clichés and of course it really got me thinking. Cliches like “Welcome to the House of the LORD!” or “This is GOD’S house and we are to give Him our best.” Now, this really got me thinking (actually, it got me going). If by chance, a church building is REALLY GOD’s house…what would we really do there? Would were not first take off our SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-61913083395806916652011-07-16T22:10:00.003-05:002011-07-16T23:05:40.229-05:00The logical outcome of self-hate is suicide; the logical outcome of hating one’s life is taking up the cross which Christ has for us.Thoughts?SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-91688368250741820172011-07-05T11:22:00.002-05:002011-07-05T11:27:55.227-05:00Troubling Words! At Soul Sanctuary we are walking through the book of Luke and we have come across a passage in Chapter 13:22-30. As you read this what are your thoughts and reflections of what Jesus is saying?Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?”He said to them, “Make every effort to enter SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-11158880893784900282011-06-30T16:44:00.002-05:002011-06-30T16:51:12.383-05:00This Weekend Canada Day! Call all Canadians! have a great and safe long weekend. If you are not at the lake or in the states or have started your summer holidays, be sure to be at Soul Sanctuary this Sunday at 9:59 am as we will introduce our new Youth and Young Adult Pastor: Joe Kendrick!Have a good one all!SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-7699361413042791762011-06-23T01:08:00.003-05:002011-06-23T01:14:20.610-05:00I have been thinking.... I am awlays drawn to articles about pastors and people's take on them...why? Because I am one.So, I stumbled on an article that I would like to share with you all and it is entitled: 5 Types of Pastors:The Catalytic Pastor: The catalytic pastor is wired to stir things up. They’re gifted in the prophetic and tend to be charismatic leaders. These pastors have lots of energy and are focused on the SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-25648351561924416942011-06-08T13:47:00.002-05:002011-06-08T13:51:35.404-05:00CHECK THIS OUT Saturday June 11th at 3:00 Brian Head Welsh is making an appearance at Quest Musique at 1308 Portage Ave. Brian is one of the founders of the band Korn and has written the book above telling his life story and his journey towards a faith in Christ. Check it out!SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-38396722525762160652011-06-01T08:08:00.003-05:002011-06-01T08:13:09.186-05:00Been reading and thinking and found this... So our city is a buzz with the arrival of a NHL team. That is exciting, but in this whole process I always find myself being challenged on many levels. I stumbled across this post by Pastor Perry Noble and I thought I would share it with you...
21 Questions Leaders MUST Wrestle With!
God BLEW my mind while reading the book of James the other morning…and I’ve listed some leadership questions SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-80389916514524247402011-05-18T22:37:00.003-05:002011-05-18T22:47:44.150-05:00A New Review!So, I occasionally get free books! Pretty cool! But one of the stipulations is that I write a review of the book and post it. So here is my review of Out Live Your Life by Max Lucado.Now, I have to be honest, I tried reading this book, but I had a hard time getting into it. Now, that can be due to a number of reasons, one being just unable to concentrate! So, I had this book in my hands for a SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-27499696393200726352011-04-20T18:57:00.002-05:002011-04-20T19:02:52.275-05:00The final chapterSo here we are in Vancouver. We went from Jakarta to Singapore then to Hong Kong and the 12 hours to Vancouver. After taking an hour to get through customs we came to our gate here and now our flight is delayed. Go figure! This is the first time we are significantly delayed. Welcome to Canada! Anyway, I have uploaded some pictures on my FaceBook from our travels. I have had about 2 hours of sleepSoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-75574058122459292822011-04-19T16:38:00.002-05:002011-04-19T16:57:43.158-05:00The following took place from 4:00 pm until who knows whenWhen we arrived at the airport, the man behind the orphanage had a driver waiting for us. I have to admit, I have never seen my name held high at an airport, not even from my own family. The funny thing was that there were two signs with my name. The driver and a driver from the hotel that we were staying at. I be big shot! Or sorry, Mark be big shot too! I graciously thanked the hotel driver andSoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-46051353781400955692011-04-19T08:05:00.002-05:002011-04-19T16:37:54.687-05:00The following took place from 10:30 am to 1:30 pmWe met our contact and proceeded to a Bible store to buy 65 Bibles for the kids at the orphanage upon the pastors request. The store was a little surprised at the amount of Bibles needed.....I laugh!...Ha Ha! Anyway, one of the board members from the church that we were at on Sunday wanted to bless us with Batik shirts and we had to go to a special mall to pick them up. After walking around for aSoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-46399839604870313202011-04-18T21:32:00.002-05:002011-04-18T21:41:42.635-05:00The following took place from 8:00 am until 9:00 amWe had a meeting with the head of the orphanage, although we were getting worried when he was not on time. We actually thought that he might not show....but he did. We had a great meeting and came to understand more about the orphanage and had more questions answered. We finished the meeting with a positive plan to implement for the children. At the end of the meeting Soul Sanctuary was SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-5688322017486931432011-04-18T17:31:00.002-05:002011-04-18T17:44:29.279-05:00The following took place at 5 am.I woke up! Really? 5 am and I am wide awake!SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13902709.post-33142609816095466652011-04-18T10:37:00.003-05:002011-04-18T10:50:45.203-05:00The Following took place between 6:30 pm to 8:30 pmWe made it back to our hotel and freshened up for dinner with our host and his family as our guests as well as our interpreter and his wife. It was a buffet and did I mention that the food was fantastic...squid, shrimp, duck, seafood galore and the list goes on and you would think that the buffet we ate as was $50 per person at the very least...not even close. All I can say is that you need to SoulPastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16895899771239455942noreply@blogger.com0