Pastor Heather HardingMay 62 minGrace or ShameWhen I was a little kid, growing up in Kentucky, there was a southern saying that I always hated to hear. The phrase "Shame on you"...
Pastor Heather HardingApr 112 minAdding Lament to the ACTS PrayerHoly Week is a time to grow deeper in our practice of prayer. I highly recommend spending some time in our stations of the cross this...
Pastor Heather HardingApr 83 minSolidarityChristmas and Easter are both times where we experience Christ's solidarity with us. At Christmas we focus on the incarnation, of God...
Pastor Heather HardingApr 13 minThe Great SilenceWe all have those places we go when we are overwhelmed and we need rest. For some, it is a vacation on a beach or a ski trip. When I'm on...
Pastor Heather HardingDec 10, 20211 minThe Joy SundayThere are some who feel that we don't fully observe Advent, that we dive right into Christmas, instead of seeing Advent as a time of...
Pastor Heather HardingNov 26, 20211 minClose to HomeOver the years, most of us have experienced a change in our sense of home. As a child, it was our house in Lexington, Kentucky, with the...
Pastor Heather HardingNov 19, 20212 minGreat Things!So many great things this week! Saturday, I worked alongside people from other Casselberry area churches to clean up the lawns of some...
Pastor Heather HardingNov 12, 20212 minBeautiful PeopleOne of the things that I both love and hate about being a solo pastor at a church is the wide variety of skills and tasks that are needed...
Pastor Heather HardingNov 1, 20213 minHeavy the Head That Wears the Visor, Coach LassoIn season one of the Apple TV series Ted Lasso, he seems to be kind of a goofy, happy-go-lucky guy, heavy on the dad jokes, but in season...
Pastor Heather HardingOct 29, 20213 minCatching the VisionThere were so many great things this past week. As the Pumpkin Patch and Rummage Sale were happening, we celebrated the wedding of Justin...
Pastor Heather HardingOct 22, 20212 minThe Future of ChurchSometimes it feels like everything is changing. Last week I went to the car wash around the corner. In the past, I pulled up, left the...
Pastor Heather HardingOct 15, 20212 minPumpkin FeverThis week, as we talk about serving, I was made aware of how many people are doing so many amazing things in our church. Monday, the...
Pastor Heather HardingOct 8, 20212 minConsider the Floodgates OpenSunday's message was title Open the Floodgates, in talking about the power of prayer. I shared some prayer breakthroughs I have had and...
Pastor Heather HardingOct 1, 20212 minFocusEven though I was always the last kid picked for a team in PE, I love using different sports as analogies in ministry. Teamwork, focus,...
Pastor Heather HardingSep 24, 20213 minSigns of the TimesLast week Bishop Ken Carter held a Zoom meeting for clergy in the Florida Conference to talk about some priorities that he described as...
Pastor Heather HardingSep 10, 20212 minTake the ChallengeIn the past couple of weeks I started watching the show Friday Night Lights on Netflix. Like some of my other favorite tv shows, The West...
Pastor Heather HardingSep 3, 20214 minBlended WorshipPeople have all kinds of feelings about blended worship. Blended worship is taking elements of traditional worship and elements of...
Pastor Heather HardingAug 27, 20212 minNew EnergyLast week, receiving 10 new members was like a bolt of lightning to our church! As we welcome new families and celebrate the presence of...
Pastor Heather HardingAug 20, 20213 minThe Mary Poppins Ministry ModelThe first church I served, City Road United Methodist in Henderson, North Carolina, was a very self-sustaining congregation. Even though...
Pastor Heather HardingAug 13, 20212 minThe Movement of the SpiritSince I got back from vacation, there has been a renewed sense of purpose in my work in the church. I truly feel the movement of the Holy...