This Sunday, October 5, we will begin a new sermon series titled “Embracing the Future!” Here are some important questions for all of us to ponder: • What hopes and dreams do we have for our own future? • How might the future be different from the past? • What changes do we need to make in our lives? • What are the important lessons we have learned so far in our lives? • How have our families grown and changed over the years? • What would we like to see our church......

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In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination, we have experienced many emotions – shock, disbelief, anger, outrage, sadness, and many other things. Why do these things keep happening? Our world needs peace and civility like never before. In James 3 it says, “The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.” Peacemaking feels difficult in the wake of political violence,......

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The world feels heavy right now. Political violence seeks to silence voices and creates deeper anger and division in our culture. It should always be condemned. Open dialogue is better. Woodmont has always been committed to talking through the difficult issues, and that is a good thing. Christians are called to model civility, decency, non-violence, and respect in a world of outrage, violence, and anger. Social media has put us in a place where this is more necessary today than ever before. I have been teaching moral leadership at Vanderbilt University since......

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As we continue to roll out our vision and master plan for the future, I want to invite you to a special presentation on Wednesday evening, September 17, at 6:15 in Carpenter Chapel. Hasting Architecture Firm will be present to make a presentation. Dinner will be served before. Many churches are very good at the “What” and “How” of ministry, but I want all of us to understand “WHY” we are moving towards this important vision in the coming years. Here are the primary reasons WHY: • Healthy churches are always visioning......

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