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About Richard Heyduck

Pastor of Hardy Memorial Methodist Church, a Global Methodist Congregation. PhD Fuller Seminary MDiv Asbury Seminary BA Southwestern University

Chicken

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

I live in Camp County, Texas. The World Headquarters of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation is on the northern edge of the county. Lots of chickens live (and die) here.  Chickens are big business here. Pilgrims and the supporting industries are the … Continue reading →

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Willow Creek Arts Conference

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

I’m a pastor of a small town church in the middle of nowhere (as far as conferences go). While I see dozens of theology, philosophy, ministry and leadership conferences I’d like to attend, my budget – time and money – … Continue reading →

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How do you know good preaching when you hear it?

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

As a preacher, I have an ongoing concern for preaching well. Rarely do I think I’ve done well enough – I can usually think of something I should have left unsaid, or something I should have said, or said differently. … Continue reading →

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God’s Call as Interruption

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

During May I preached a series on the call of God (you can hear them via a subscription at iTunes or at the audioblog listing).  In one of the messages I wanted to show the people how they could be … Continue reading →

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My First Church Job

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

The summer of 1983 was my last summer before Seminary (I was finishing college in December, and starting seminary in January). Since I was headed to a career in ministry, I figured I ought to get a ministry job. Everyone … Continue reading →

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Oil Change Woes… & Good News

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

I got an oil change Saturday before driving off to Annual Conference in Houston. Ordinary auto maintenance. I do it every 3000 miles. So I drove off to Conference. Today as I went to pick up my dinner, I heard … Continue reading →

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The Bishops are Seeking Leverage

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

In his Christian Chaos: Revolutionizing the Congregation Tom Bandy says, The primary link between congregation and denomination and denomination is pastoral relations, the key membership of the pastor is with the denominational judicatory, and the most powerful positions in congregation … Continue reading →

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What Kind of Church

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

Reading Bill Easum’s comments on hiring bring to mind the contrast between the Program Based Church and the Team Based Church. In this piece Easum gives two different models of hiring processes. These models are based on the two kinds … Continue reading →

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Cover Your Ears!

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

How do Christians decide who not to listen to? Which heresies, mistakes or habits take a person beyond the pale? I received a mailing from UM Action a few days ago complaining about homosexuals being put in charge of worship … Continue reading →

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A Troublesome Conversion?

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

Some of you have, perhaps, heard of Francis Beckwith’s re-conversion to Roman Catholicism. It’s not unheard of for Protestants to become Catholic. It’s not even that uncommon of late for evangelicals to become Catholic. But when the president of the … Continue reading →

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