51 weeks early
In the busyness of last week I completely missed an opportunity to blog about one of my favorite saints. Every March 17th I pause and reflect on the life and ministry of the man known as St. Patrick. Much of what we "know" about him just isn't so. For instance, this "Irish" saint wasn't even Irish.
You can read a good (and short) account of his life and ministry at "Patrick of Ireland". If you're interested in capitalizing on St. Patrick's Day next year, I HIGHLY recommend the ministry of Roger Nelson. His one man play portraying Patrick is historically accurate and exceptionally well done. If you want a short glimpse of the play, check it out here. Publicize an appearance in your church next March and (if your flock is regularly sharing their faith) it's a sure thing to boost attendance. Why do I say that? He performed it for our singles ministry about 10 years ago and the ministry, which averaged just north of 200 in attendance, jumped to over 500 for that Sunday. We saw people come to faith in Christ as a direct result of the appearance.
Patrick would give praise to the God he loved - and now knows face to face.
You can read a good (and short) account of his life and ministry at "Patrick of Ireland". If you're interested in capitalizing on St. Patrick's Day next year, I HIGHLY recommend the ministry of Roger Nelson. His one man play portraying Patrick is historically accurate and exceptionally well done. If you want a short glimpse of the play, check it out here. Publicize an appearance in your church next March and (if your flock is regularly sharing their faith) it's a sure thing to boost attendance. Why do I say that? He performed it for our singles ministry about 10 years ago and the ministry, which averaged just north of 200 in attendance, jumped to over 500 for that Sunday. We saw people come to faith in Christ as a direct result of the appearance.
Patrick would give praise to the God he loved - and now knows face to face.
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