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Community Groups at Elim: God Is in Charge

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By Larry Short, Community Ministry Director This is the second in a series of seven posts on guiding principles for Community Groups at Elim. To read all seven principles together, please click here. In 2002, our son had already graduated from high school, and our daughter was drawing near to her graduation date. Both had …

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Clobbering the Clique: Getting Connected

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By Larry Short Last week Pastor Steve addressed the issue of cliquishness at Elim. He noted that the 125 interviews he did with Elim friends and members put this problem at the very top of our list of challenges. He said this news “definitely caught the elders by surprise.” I was one of those who …

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Cliquishness?

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By Steve McCoy As an intentional interim pastor, I conducted 125 interviews with Elim people. When I asked about your perception of the weaknesses of our church, some one-third of you responded with one word—cliquish. It definitely caught the elders by surprise when I reported my findings to them. A clique is a small group …

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God’s Treasure, Hidden in Jars of Clay

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By Larry Short, Community Ministry Director While Martin was teaching this weekend as part of his Christmas behind the Curtain sermon on the value of people to God, I found and was thinking about the truth in 2 Corinthians 4:7— But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power …

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Feeling “Disconnected”?

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By Larry Short, Community Ministry Director Feeling disconnected? If so, you’re not alone. It’s a frequent subject of discussion among leaders at Elim: hearing from people, or about people, who simply feel disconnected in the context of our church body. People generally react to a feeling of disconnectedness in one of three ways: They suffer …

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What Is Greatness?

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By Martin Schlomer It’s difficult to identify true greatness in our world today. Some would see it in 21-year-old Jordan Spieth winning the Masters Tournament in 2015. Others would look to Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, who became a billionaire at the young age of 23. These are great accomplishments, but are either a definition …

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