Welcome to the Blog page! I will use this page to share brief messages, which I hope will be informative, inspirational, and challenging. I will post several messages a month on this page. I also will share some experiences in my ministry opportunities. I would invite any responses to the things posted here. That response could be sent by e-mail at johned@johnedmathison.org. For more information about John Ed Mathison Leadership Ministries, visit our website at www.johnedmathison.org.
Below is a brief recap of ministry opportunities during August 2010. – August 1-4 – Served as principal resource speaker for Church Business Administrators of the Southeast at Lake Junaluska, NC. I spoke at 8 sessions on stewardship. – August 7 – Spoke at the Senior Adult Celebration at Trinity on the Hill in Augusta, [...]
Whenever some plane crash is reported, one of the first parts of the conversation centers around trying to retrieve the black box. This black box contains both instrument readings and the pilots’ conversation just before the plane crashed. It is very, very important. The inventor of the black box, David Warren, died recently. Much has [...]
One of the great joys of my ministry at Frazer was working with Reverend Earl Andrews for 19 years. While he had a tremendous ministry at Frazer in Congregational Care, he made a huge contribution to our nation and Christendom when he was persistent about giving historical significance to Anna Warner who wrote “Jesus Loves [...]
A major emphasis of my ministry has always been the concept of volunteering. Part of the DNA of Frazer United Methodist Church is the fact that every member is expected to volunteer to serve someplace in the ministry of the church. Many churches function on the process of recruitment. People are recruited to do certain [...]
Someone asked me if I got bored doing the same thing all the time in retirement. I certainly haven’t been bored and started thinking about that. I seldom do the same thing. The month of July offered me a huge variety as I preached in a Camp Meeting for 8 days, preached at the July [...]