RE: Patrick ford=Philosphy of ministry on audio/ other sermons/picture/bio
Thompson, Richard (BBU)
On his resume he had the following sermons listed
along with his Philosophy of Ministry on audio.
Philosophy of Ministry (audio)
Selected Sermons:
Faith, Fear and Falling....(July 17, 2011)
A Prayer for Peace.........(September 25, 2011)
Follow the Way..............(February 12, 2012)
Branch Out!...................(February 19, 2012)
Of Water and Spirit.........(February 26, 2012)
Come Home!..................(May 6, 2012)
Look at the Fields!..........(May 27, 2012)
I love early mornings. Before the dark of night gives way to dawn’s glow, a precious
hour exists, punctuated by brilliant starlight. A time when dreams are palpable, for humanity
has not yet risen from its slumber. I love to bear witness to, and share in, that grand transition
as Creation turns from night to day. My best days begin here.
My name is Patrick Ford, and my
partner in life and ministry is my wife,
Allison. I moved quite a bit growing up,
but I claim Athens, GA as my hometown,
while Allison lived in Memphis, TN until
she moved to Nashville to attend Lipscomb
University. I met my wife in Nashville, as
her college career was beginning and mine
was coming to an end. We both graduated
from Lipscomb: my undergraduate
education is in Theology, Ministry and
Psychology (and I am currently about
halfway through an M.Div. through ACU),
while my wife has an undergraduate degree in Youth Ministry and Children’s Ministry. We
got to know each other and grew to love each other through shared worship and ministry with
the Otter Creek Church. Among this community of faith we first met, began to minister together
and joined our lives in marriage some four years later.
Since then, we have served churches in north Idaho and New Mexico through ministerial
leadership. We are blessed to have had many children of the heart through these ministries,
and we hope to have children of our flesh soon. Until then, our pups, Herschel and Stafford,
round out our family. I pray regularly for our children who are not-yet, for I know they are
conceived first in the mind of God, and then in their mother’s womb.
Quick to imagine, explore and extrapolate, I am as interested in knowing others as in
knowing myself—though I find knowing one’s self essential for knowing others in a meaningful
way. I find pauses and silence to be profoundly full, and enjoy philosophy and theology. I
play a little guitar, enjoy running, cycling and hiking, and I am [slightly] passionate about
Georgia football.
My ministry is anchored in the hope-filled vision of “the fullness of Christ” in
Ephesians 4:11-16 and the self-emptying ethic of Christ in Philippians 2:1-8. I have been a part
of Churches of Christ all my life. I believe in God’s work in and through our fellowship and in
God’s purpose for our fellowship—just as for the whole church. I long to participate in the
church and the Kingdom of God—as it is and as it will be—and have been called to lead and
serve in a movement where my faith first took root.
I leave you with one of my favorite prayers from scripture; a prayer of confident hope,
earnest longing and faithful blessing, “Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your
deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember
mercy” (Habakkuk 3:2).
Blessings,
Patrick & Allison Ford
Richard Thompson
Bimbo Bakeries
MidAtlantic Finance
Office-502-238-5810
Cell -502-777-7415
Fax -502-238-5720
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From: ococ-minister-s...@googlegroups.com [mailto:ococ-minister-s...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anita Fuqua
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 10:22 PM
To: search committee
Subject: RE: old Patrick ford sermon
a newer patrick ford sermon can be found here..gotta scroll some
http://santafechurch.podomatic.com/
From: mike...@bellsouth.net
To: ococ-minister-s...@googlegroups.com
Subject: old Patrick ford sermon
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:25:00 -0400
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