Author: Pastor Gary Jarvis As we move to being a Gift/Passion-Based Ministry, we bump into many challenges.  I find that some people just decide not to use their gifts in the church, and it causes others to scramble to make things work.  Others, out of their good heart, then serve, not according to their giftedness, [...]

Author: Pastor Gary Jarvis As a Church, we are in that phase of the year where ministry leaders are inviting people to serve in our ministries.  Every year, we look to fill open positions with people whose gifts, passions, and personal styles line-up with the open position descriptions. I can tell you this is not [...]

Author: Pastor Gary Jarvis In his book, “Forgive and Forget,” Louis Smedes makes an appropriate distinction between Forgiveness and Reconciliation.  Forgiveness is moving beyond the hurt someone causes us and not allowing it to cause us hurt anymore.  When we move beyond the hurt, we are able to wish well upon the person who hurt [...]

Author: Pastor Gary Jarvis Yes, I am writing this G-Log while on vacation, but I noticed something during this vacation in Colorado I would like to share. The longer I live in Arizona , the more I have noticed how much the high-altitude in Colorado affected me.  I usually had to sleep more just because [...]

Author: Pastor Gary Jarvis The literal meaning of the word translated as “equip” in the New Testament means “To set a broken bone, or to mend a net.”  So as we equip people for works of service in God’s Kingdom, we can’t just focus on training programs, but we must also focus on healing.  We [...]