Update: Surgery #2 Heidi has just gone into her second surgery to repair her hip, pelvis, and clavicle. We also learned that she has a few cracked ribs. This will be a 4-6 hour surgery and might require multiple incisions around her hip (front and back) depending on access through the first incision for the […]
A Difficult Thanksgiving…but we are very grateful
Heidi and Megan in deadly head-on collision… Dear Friends, Due to the overwhelming inquiries through social media and texting, I’m going to thank you here for reaching out. Please understand that I’m not able to respond to everybody, my Facebook activity is off the charts. This site will be the place for updates. Here’s what […]
Family Update, Fall 2015
Life with Mercy Road Church… A lot has been changing for our family and the Mercy Road family this past summer. In my last update I informed you that Pastor Jed Haas and his family were moving to Arizona where he can better address his health issues. This move has taken place and we miss the Haas […]
Finding Your Sweet Spot
If you’ve ever played tennis you know what happens when the ball hits the perfect spot on the racket…it simply works and it feels effortless. The same can be true in the workplace or in ministry. It’s not always a bad thing to not be hitting the sweet spot, there’s a learning curve and God will […]
Why We Ask – REASON #4
Generous, Simple, Giving. Our most critical need is to establish monthly support. We’re a typical family with typical needs: mortgage, insurance, dogs to feed, college bills, a wedding soon, gas for the cars, food for the table…you get the picture. As you consider giving to our ministry, hopefully on a monthly basis, we would like […]
Starting A Missional Community?
Here’s a good video that explains how we might start a missional community. Our prayer regarding our move to Appleton later this year is that we will land in a neighborhood that will welcome a Missional Community. We are looking forward to being a family on mission with Mercy Road Church, making new friends and […]
Introducing Mercy Road Church
Here’s a short video introducing Jed & Kendra Haas and Mercy Road Church. This helps communicate the vision of this new missional church plant in Appleton, WI. It’s the church that I will pastoring at soon, with my friend Jedidiah Haas. See more video about Mercy Road on Vimeo.
Big News!
On January 27th I accepted a call to join Mercy Road Church in Appleton, Wisconsin. This is a young EFCA missional church plant located in the Fox Valley, about 60 miles north of our current location. Over the past couple of years God has been putting me and my family on a new trajectory focusing […]