Thoughts From Your Regional MinisterWritten By Steve Martin, Regional Minister & President How does one sum up the work and events of 24 years? I’ve spent a lot of time thinking and reflecting on my ministry over these last few years. My decision to retire was not easy, yet I know it is the right […]
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Support For Reconciliation and New Church Development”
Thoughts From Your Regional Minister Article Written by Ken Marston, CCK Regional MinisterPublished in April 2021 issue of the Kansas Messenger As I sit wrestling with what to write as one of your Regional Ministers, there are two things that are currently tumbling through my mind. Actually, there are more than two things tumbling through […]
On the Edge of Control
Thoughts from your Regional Ministers By Steve Martin, Regional Minister & PresidentPublished in Kansas Messenger – March issue (Vol. 125, Ed. 3) I am guessing, with all the cold weather and ice that accompanies these cold days, that most of us have had the scary feeling of being just on the verge of losing control […]
Truth is the first casualty of war
Thoughts From Your Regional Minister February Kansas Messenger (Vol. 125, Ed. 2)By Ken Marston, Regional Minister Have you noticed how often our political leaders, when faced with a serious issue that they feel we, as a nation, need to solve declare war on that problem? There has been a declaration of war on poverty, and […]
The Work of Christmas Begins
Thoughts From Your Regional MinisterJanuary 2021 Issue of the Kansas Messenger Written by Steve Martin, Regional Minister Dear beloved friends, I awoke this morning with these words floating through my mind, words which I was first introduced to while in my college days. I hope you can appreciate the meaning behind this poem by Howard […]
You Cannot Recreate the Past
Thoughts From Your Regional MinisterKansas Messenger, December issue By: Ken Marston, Regional Minister As I have reflected on the year that has been, I see 2020 as a year of great challenges and great opportunities. It has been a year of great heartache. The sudden death of loved ones (my mother being one), 250,000+ of […]