2074 11/01/2009

"God is there. In the middle of your night, in every single moment in every single life. He’s reaching for you right where you are. The God of the impossible is not very far. Oh, imagine a place where he would never be. God is there" ("God is There" lyrics by Diamond Rio). This morning I’m going to preach a sermon. It’s the one sermon more than any other sermon that I’ve ever heard that helped me.

2073 10/25/2009

Tim Brown, the president of Western Theological Seminary, brings to the task of teaching and preaching twenty years of pastoral experience, most recently in a position with Hope College as the Dean of the Chapel. While at Hope College, Tim participated in a highly charged student spiritual renewal movement that gained national acclaim. Prior to coming to Western Theological Seminary, Tim was the senior pastor of Christ Memorial Church in Holland, Michigan, from 1983-1995. During that time, the church became one of the fastest-growing congregations in the United States, as well as one of the largest in the Reformed Church in America. Dr. Brown is a frequent speaker at pastors' conferences, college campuses, and church renewal events. He has served on the Reformed Church in America's Board of Theological Education; the Hope College Board of Trustees; and the executive committee of Words of Hope, a worldwide radio ministry; and is currently a General Synod Professor. He writes often for the Church Herald, the Reformed Review, and Perspectives and is a frequent contributor to Preaching Today, a preaching resource of Christianity Today. He is also the author of Witness Among Friends and Let's Preach Together, as well as a contributing author to The Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible and an Alban Institute volume on inter-generational ministry titled The Church for All Ages.

2072 10/18/2009

Jason Frenn is a dynamic bilingual (English/Spanish) speaker who has held more than 50 international crusades where more than two million people have heard the presentation of the gospel. He has seen more than 200,000 first-time decisions for Christ. In addition to being a missionary evangelist, Jason is the bestselling author of Power to Change and Breaking the Barriers, and has a daily live radio program on Radio Nueva Vida with a listening audience of 500,000 in northern Mexico, California, and Oregon. Born in Los Angeles, he lived in Southern California until the age of 24 when he and wife Cindee moved to Costa Rica in 1991. After becoming fluent in Spanish, Jason began preaching at conferences and eventually at crusades throughout Central and South America. Jason has a unique approach to crusade ministry and reaching the lost on their turf. For that reason, close to fifty percent of the people who attend a crusade are unchurched. God has uniquely gifted him as an evangelist in communicating the gospel to people who would not normally go into a local church.

2071 10/11/09

Sheila Sculler Coleman, the firstborn child of Robert H. and Arvella Schuller, is the Executive Director of Ministry and Mission at the Crystal Cathedral overseeing multiple lead teams. Sheila has had a diverse career as a published author (curricula, children's books, devotionals, and books on family including her recent Mommy Grace: Erasing Mommy Guilt"), a public school teacher, and most recently a private Christian school administrator, for over 13 years, and Crystal Cathedral Director of Family Ministries. As such, her life has been intertwined with families of all ages in multiple capacities. As a Christian leader, she has mentored teachers, principals, preschool directors, youth pastors, and children's pastors. Sheila has an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of California, Irvine, and is a Reformed Church of America ordained commissioned pastor for the Crystal Cathedral in the Classis of California. Sheila and her husband Jim, who have been happily married for almost 30 years, have four grown sons who are involved in their own careers and academic pursuits.

2070 10/04/2009

By Dr. Robert H. Sculler - Today I want to say thank you to my friends and fellow members because you made this past week one of the greatest weeks of my life. I celebrated my birthday and the cards, the telephone calls and the good wishes came from so many of you and I'm very grateful for that. I thought I'd show you one of the cards that dominated everything that came. It's this card right here: "Happy birthday! Age is only a number.. and in your case, a very large number!" This is from my grandson Scott. Thank you, Scott. It's been fun.

2069 09/27/2009

Tony Campolo is closely connected to Dr. Robert H. Schuller, both as a personal friend for decades and as one of the great influences of responsible positive Christianity in America over the last thirty years. Dr. Campolo is an ordained minister, has served American Baptist Churches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and is currently an associate pastor of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church in West Philadelphia. A professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University, for ten years he was on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a sought-after media commentator on religious, social, and political matters, having been a guest on television programs like The Colbert Report, Nightline, Crossfire, Politically Incorrect, The Charlie Rose Show, Larry King Live, CNN Dayside, CNN News, and MSNBC News. Founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, his organization develops schools and social programs in various third world countries and in cities across North America. Over the years, he's authored thirty-five popular books, but is probably best known for coining the phrase, "It's Friday, but Sunday's coming!"

2068 09/20/2009

John Ortberg is the pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park California. He is the author of many books, including "If You Want to Walk on Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat." His most recent book is "Faith and Doubt." John has received his master of divinity and doctor of philosophy in clinical psychology from Fuller Seminary. He has served as an adjunct faculty member in homiletics at Fuller, where he's also a member of the board of trustees. John was born in Rockford Illinois. His wife Nancy is also a seminary graduate, and together they have served as teaching pastors at Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois. John and Nancy have been married for over 20 years, and are the parents of three children: Laura, Mallory, and Johnny.

2067 09/13/2009

Sheila Schuller Coleman, the firstborn child of Robert H. and Arvella Schuller, is the Executive Director of Ministry and Missions at the Crystal Cathedral overseeing the ministry's multiple leadership teams. Sheila has had a diverse career as a published author (curricula, children's books, devotionals, and books on family including her recent "Mommy Grace: Erasing Mommy Guilt"), a public school teacher, and most recently as a private Christian school administrator for over 13 years, and Director of Family Ministries at the Crystal Cathedral. As such, her life has been intertwined with families of all ages in multiple capacities. As a Christian leader, she has mentored teachers, principals, preschool directors, youth pastors, and children's pastors. Sheila has an Ed. D. in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of California, Irvine. Sheila and her husband Jim, who have been happily married for almost 30 years, have four grown sons who are involved in their own careers and academic pursuits.

2066 09/06/2009

This Robert Schuller Institute for Successful Church Leadership veteran, John C. Maxwell, after receiving an M.Div from Azusa Pacific, a doctor of ministry at Fuller Seminary, and 25 years of successful church leadership, was called to devote himself full time to speaking and writing on the subject of leadership. Today, John speaks to Fortune 500 companies and organizations as diverse as West Point, the National Football League, and the United Nations. His organizations have trained over two million leaders worldwide. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, having sold over 16 million books, John was one of only 25 named to amazon.com's 10th Anniversary Hall of Fame. His latest book is entitled, Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It.