Husband of @addortch, Kids' Pastor at @TrinityLifeLine in Lutherville, MD, #kidmin
Pennsylvania, USA
Joined July 2009
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To reach an entire city takes a whole movement of churches and ministries of many different denominations, classes, and races, all coming together to do their part.
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Successful people don't allow the past to become a myopic lens for viewing the future. They distill experience into wisdom, and they recognize that failure and difficulty are necessary opportunities for stretching and growing.
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We are so thankful for the work that Trinity Life Church did to spruce up the school! #CommunitySchool
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Joel Dortch retweeted
Service isn't doing what's expected of us. Service is doing more than what's expected of us.
Mark 9:36–37
And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.” #kidmin #parenting #godlyparenting
Joel Dortch retweeted
Good leaders will put their time and energy into developing robust kids ministry, student ministry, small groups, ways to serve the community and discipleship.
Hey Twitter fam - my wife @ADDortch and I starting making and selling 100% hand-poured soy candles. Check ‘em out on our Etsy page etsy.me/3XOqwxQ
Joel Dortch retweeted
When the outgoing leader stays a part of that church community, they do so with a lot of intentionality, they're very clear around other people to say, "I'm not here for you to complain about the latest leadership decision because this person is my pastor. And I'm 100% for them."
Joel Dortch retweeted
We are given spiritual gifts because God has something for us to do, and given the fruit of the Spirit because there is a right way to do it.
“Jesus’s love for the people in the room, rather than his authority over the people in the room, is what he leveraged to instruct and inspire the people in the room.” @AndyStanley
took out Tony Pollard this week and replaced him with Etienne - what a miss! #fantasyfootball @MatthewBerryTMR
a little reminder for parents
you are the parent. you are the adult. don't let your little scary 3 year old boss you around. you know what they need - don't feel guilty for saying no and setting boundaries.
Joel Dortch retweeted
Parents.
Children’s programming, including cartoons, is created by other adults.
It would behoove you to periodically watch them with your kids so you know what those adults deem appropriate.
keep dreaming. dream bigger. He is not finished with you. begin to dream again.
“Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.”— John 14:12 (NIV)