Category Archives: Pastoral Reflection

In this post for the Christian Index, Pastor Sean reflects on the past year at Summerville First. It was a difficult year with more than a dozen funerals throughout the spring season. How does a Christian deal with grief and loss at Christmas time?   Grieving at Christmas: A Reflection on 2019

In this post Pastor Sean reflects on his trip to Texas. He discusses the recent updates to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary under the new president Adam Greenway.

In this post Pastor Sean reflects on the massive outbreak of ’70s and ’80s nostalgia. Should Christians get onboard with all the nostalgia? Pastor Sean argues we ought to let the Bible capture our imagination and not our childhood fantasies.   Nostalgia and Why We Can’t Even

In this post Pastor Sean reflects on the events of the burning of Notre Dame. While the tragedy will silence the cathedral this year, what does the tragedy mean for all Christians?   “The restoration France needs is not that which she craves; it needs a resurrection of the soul, not a gothic Cathedral. LikeContinue reading “The Bells of Notre Dame Will Be Silent This Easter”

One major problem with American Christians is gluttony. Yet, we tend to give our leaders, pastors, and ourselves a pass when it comes to this vice. Part of the problem is that we’ve started to call our vices porn in a positive sense. A word that used to mean evil has now become hip andContinue reading “Are You Consuming Food Porn?”

In this post pastor Sean looks at the issues facing the United Methodist church from a Baptist perspective. As their vote to change the denomination comes closer, we want to take a look at what led the UMC on its current path.   Check out Pastor Sean’s latest post on CaffeinatedTheology.com Link below:   caffeinatedtheology.com/what-happened-to-the-united-methodists/

Below Pastor Sean writes on an important topic, alcohol. He challenges us to rethink our open stance on drinking and ministry. Click on the link below to read the article.   The Benefits of Prohibition

Right doctrine leads to right practice. Pastor Sean explains how Southern Baptists put the doctrine of the imago Dei into practice through the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief agency in todays post. Look for the Yellow Hats

Below is a post from our Pastor Sean Wegener concerning his method of praying for our church family. How do you pray for your church members?  

Below is a blog post from our pastor reflecting on pastoring for six months.   Five Pastoral Reflections