by Andy Buchanan | Oct 2, 2024 | AMS Blog
We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. – 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13 In my article this month, I want to...
by Andy Buchanan | Aug 28, 2024 | AMS Blog
You can make someone feel like they belong! What to do with someone new? In light of “Back to Church” Sunday, that’s coming up this month on September 15, I want to share some ideas to encourage you on how to respond when you realize there is someone new in your...
by Andy Buchanan | Jul 31, 2024 | AMS Blog
If you put yourself in the right place, good things will happen. It’s a principle that I’ve been taught all my life in athletics by coaches in baseball, basketball, and football. I remember my PeeWee football coach, Otis McGee, telling me to “stay at home” because I...
by Andy Buchanan | Jul 9, 2024 | AMS Blog
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “Turn that frown upside down!” Well, I’m here to challenge you and your church to “Turn that summer slump into a summer bump!” Dad, his ministry friends, mentors, and pastor friends have talked about the summer slump all my life and...
by Andy Buchanan | Jun 6, 2024 | AMS Blog
For some of you, fun is the last thing you think of when you encounter our little friends who have recently come to the surface of our planet. But I’ve enjoyed watching and listening to them over the last several weeks, and we’ve had some good laughs about...
by Andy Buchanan | May 9, 2024 | AMS Blog
In light of the end of another school year and moving toward the close of many of our church ministries for the year as we head into summer, I have been reminded in scripture of God’s provision for the seasons in life.I’m encouraged to think that God is...
