Mixed Ministries

Written by a UM pastor in Western Pennsylvania, this blog reflects my journey in ministry and in life... I've called this MIXED MINISTRIES, because as pastors our ministry to our congregation is never our only task nor our only priority, but rather is always mixed with our primary ministries to our families and ourselves.

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Dayton Mix
Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, United States
I'm a husband, a dad, a son, a grandson & a pastor. Those are the basic hats I wear in my daily life... in order of importance! I struggle with my weight & my own quirks just like everyone else does… I was ordained as a United Methodist pastor in 2003. I was born & raised in rural PA a couple of miles from the New York border in Shinglehouse (Potter County). I consider myself a “charismatic” Christian, as well as an “evangelical”, although not everything identified with either label fits me perfectly. I enjoy genealogy but seldom have time to do much with it. I like playing with eBay. I love to write, but usually don't worry too much about formal grammar... instead choosing to write as I probably would speak. And even though I can spell pretty well, I'm a lousy typist, so be gracious. I'll update as often as I can... but I have a real life that demands me NOT being at the computer all the time... so there may be dry spells!
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Some of My Favorite Sites

  • ALDERSGATE RENEWAL MINISTRIES (national charismatic group of United Methodists)
  • BIBLE GATEWAY (a variety of free online Bible resources & translations)
  • EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PA (where I graduated 1992 with my B.A. History)
  • FIRST UMC OF REYNOLDSVILLE (our local church website)
  • INDIANA DISTRICT UNITED METHODISTS (this is the area of Pennsylvania where I serve)
  • KUDZU & Rev. Will B. Dunn (a favorite comic)
  • NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
  • OLMSTED MANOR RETREAT CENTER
  • OTTO-ELDRED HIGH SCHOOL (where I graduated HS-1980)
  • RENOVARE
  • REYNOLDSVILLE, PA (where we now live)
  • UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (where I graduated 1999 with my M.Div.)
  • WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE OF UNITED METHODISTS (this is the conference where I hold my membership as a pastor)
  • WHAT WE BELIEVE AS UNITED METHODISTS
  • WHO I AM IN CHRIST

Other Blogs I Like To Read

  • A Peculiar Prophet (Will Willimon)
  • Bandits No More
  • Ben Witherington
  • Clayton Harriger's "Musings of a Maverick"
  • Historia Ecclesiastica
  • Hit the Back Button To Move Forward
  • John Michael Talbot
  • John Wesley's Blog
  • Life On Union Avenue (Nathan Eshelman)
  • Living Texts
  • Locusts & Honey
  • PneumaBlogs
  • Scripture Zealot
  • Vintage Faith
  • Words
  • Wyclif

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Friday, November 06, 2009

Link To Us | Faith Comes By Hearing

Link To Us Faith Comes By Hearing

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