Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman » Church http://www.northwestleader.com Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Religion and Religious People I Like and Want to be Like http://www.northwestleader.com/2021/religion-religious-people-like-want-like/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2021/religion-religious-people-like-want-like/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:55:37 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6779 It’s got to have good humor, readily able to laugh at itself and its own goofs and quirks and gaffes and screw ups and oddities. And it must not take itself too seriously—that’s far too wearying of an existence for someone who has come to Jesus and discovered the easiness of yoke and lightness of […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2021/religion-religious-people-like-want-like/feed/ 1 church fantasies I have http://www.northwestleader.com/2021/church-fantasies/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2021/church-fantasies/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2021 02:14:21 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6776 note: picture above is from our last community outreach event just before the pandemic hit—our annual Toy Give the other day in a staff meeting, a question came up about whether or not we should do more explaining to the church about why we are currently not having normal worship (congregational singing) in our services. […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2021/church-fantasies/feed/ 2 Our Third Campfire Service http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/third-campfire-service/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/third-campfire-service/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:00:40 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6718 Here’s the video of our third Sunday Campfire Service from last Sunday. It is hosted by Pastor Andy and includes Scripture readings, prayer, and worship led by Pastor Kyle and Bailey. I continue our new mini-series… a pandemic remix of the story of Jonah: Things to do in the Belly of a Whale. It was […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/third-campfire-service/feed/ 0 This pandemic has felt like the year of “no” http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/6712/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/6712/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:17:05 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6712 (Thankful Notes #365) This morning I made breakfast for the family and then took a spin around the lake with Camper on the floating dock. This was all “Yes, and Amen.” I find myself frequently measuring the pandemic by the number of times I’ve done (or not done) something (during the pandemic). Some counts are […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/6712/feed/ 0 Our Second Sunday Campfire Service http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/second-sunday-campfire-service/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/second-sunday-campfire-service/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2020 12:21:13 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6708 Here’s the video of our second Sunday Campfire Service from last Sunday. It is hosted by Pastor Angela and includes Scripture readings, prayer, and worship led by Pastor Kyle. I start a new mini-series… a pandemic remix of the story of Jonah: Things to do in the Belly of a Whale. If you missed this […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/second-sunday-campfire-service/feed/ 0 I think I need to have you start calling the office and threaten me. http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/think-need-start-calling-office-threaten/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/think-need-start-calling-office-threaten/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2020 22:43:42 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6702   (Thankful Notes #358) I had a couple of favorite moments/encounters at our Sunday Campfire Service last night… It’s been five months since I’ve last seen mother and son Betty and Billy (who, before the pandemic, came to the church every Friday to help with various projects—Billy quietly serving as a custodian and Betty helping […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/think-need-start-calling-office-threaten/feed/ 0 NWLife Weekly Conversation—Ruthie http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-ruthie/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-ruthie/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2020 12:00:54 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6694 Here is our twenty-first NWLife video podcast featuring our weekly conversation. Today’s theme: God Will Restore What Was Taken From You Today, Pastor Andy sits with Ruthie to hear some of her story… one that includes many hard and painful things, but also a story of restoration and healing. Ruthie talks about her life on the […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-ruthie/feed/ 0 NWLife Weekly Conversation—Communion & Worship http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-communion-worship/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-communion-worship/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:00:21 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6686 Here is our nineteenth NWLife video podcast featuring our weekly conversation. Today’s theme: Communion and Worship Today, Pastor Andy sits down with his childhood friend Matt to discuss some of the differences and similarities in how our churches view and practice communion. There is also worship led before and after receiving communion. Would you prepare some […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-communion-worship/feed/ 0 NWLife Weekly Conversation—Catching Up With Ashah & The Dollemans http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-catching-ashah-dollemans/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-catching-ashah-dollemans/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:00:27 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6679 Here is our eighteenth NWLife video podcast featuring our weekly conversation. Today’s theme: Catching up with Ashah and the Dollemans Today, Shari and I sit down with our daughter Ashah to talk about her study abroad program and what’s going on in her life today. There is also a worship song led by Pastor Kyle and […]

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]]> http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-catching-ashah-dollemans/feed/ 0 NWLife Weekly Conversation—Ray and Reyna Bardo http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-ray-reyna-bardo/ http://www.northwestleader.com/2020/nwlife-weekly-conversation-ray-reyna-bardo/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2020 12:00:14 +0000 Brian Dolleman http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=6651 Here is our fifteenth NWLife video podcast featuring our weekly conversation. Today’s theme: A story of faith and love with Ray and Reyna Bardo Today, on Father’s Day, I’m sitting with our wonderful friends Ray and Reyna Bardo to hear their story of faith and love and survival. The video begins and ends with some words […]

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