Tim Boyd's Blog

There is just something about watching older people watch kids.  You can imagine the memories of years gone by, people gone by, and life experiences going through a weathered soul.  You can see the youth and energy of the kids light up the eyes and hearts of the aged.  It's beautiful. Yesterday our Children's Director (Tammy), her husband (Nick), and our wonderful keyboardist (Denise), and I took a group of our "church kids" to sing for, and spent time with, people in a retirement home.  I just drove.  I didn't do much. Tammy led these kids to reach out and introduce themselves to the 20 or so residents that were all around.  I was proud that two of those kids were mine.  Then Miss Tammy sat on the floor with the kids and played a game that involved everyone there.  I was proud that my kids were in a church with Miss Tammy.  She is a great teacher and leader.  She is full of energy, but most of all - she loves those kids!  She is a wonderful example for the

A young woman from my beloved Westside Christian Church sent me two questions for a school project.  I'm sharing them here.  If you're not in the full-time ministry it might give you a tiny glimpse into what we do and how we think.  If you are in full-time ministry please post your additional thoughts in the comments section. 1. What are the hardest challenges about being in full-time ministry? You can go in many different directions with this question. Personally, being in full-time ministry requires a tremendous amount of love for people that you don’t know all that well to begin with.  You have to put yourself out there and love people.  You don’t know if that love will be returned.  Sometimes, that love gets taken advantage of and people you thought you could trust become your enemies.  So much of your “job” is to build relationships with people, so when those relationships get broken it hurts from a career side and personally. Some people don’t think