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.
God has given us a lot of opportunities. Below is a brief recap of some of those major opportunities during October. October 1 -3 – Preached at the Indian Field Camp Meeting in St. George, South Carolina October 10 – Preached at St. James United Methodist Church in Montgomery, AL. The church is studying of [...]
Below is a brief recap of some of the major ministry opportunities during September. -September 1-3 – About five years ago a few of us serving the largest attended United Methodist Churches in America met to see how we might encourage, resource, and help each other enhance our ministry. From this initial meeting we decided [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Investments today demand more personal attention than most anytime in recent years. People are keeping close tabs on their investments. You have invested in the John Ed Mathison Leadership Ministries. You have made investments in prayer and financial resources. I want to give you a snapshot of your investment during the first six months of [...]
Listed below is a brief recap of our ministry during the month of May. Preached a revival at the Wallsboro United Methodist Church Preached at Capitol Heights United Methodist Church Preached at Baggetts Chapel United Methodist Church in Evergreen, AL Preached at Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church Preached at Church of the Living Waters at [...]
Two experiences during the month of April renewed two relationships and gave confirmation to the ministry in which I am now engaged. I was with two pastors who introduced me by saying that their training at Frazer changed and shaped their ministry. They referred complimentarily of my mentoring them. Jim Blue is Lead Pastor at [...]
I apologize for the formating on this March Recap. The bullet points want to move beside the photos and I can’t seem to make them stay in the appropriate place. John Ed said if he were here he could fix it. If you have trouble reading this and are not on our e-mail list, please [...]
The month of March offered a variety of different opportunities for ministry. It included a nine hour training with leaders from a local church, preaching at Dexter King Memorial Baptist Church, at Christchurch, at the Holy Spirit Conference, teaching and preaching in Buenos Aires and Cordoba, Argentina, and doing District Pastors’ Conferences in three different [...]
Below are some of the highlights of our ministry during the month of February. February 5 – Spoke at the annual meeting of the Alabama Hospital Association in Birmingham. At the banquet 10 people throughout the state were honored as Hospital Heroes. Last week’s blog concerned this event. If you want to read some inspiring [...]