Growing Leaders
Leaders aren’t born, they’re grown. Yes, there are some people who seem to have native leadership skills, but I think it only looks that...
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Pastor Dan Potaznick
- Aug 28
- 2 min
God's Work. Our Hands. Every Day.
You may have seen St. John's members wearing bright yellow shirts around campus that say "God's work. Our Hands." at worship, at the West...
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Peter Perry
- Jul 19
- 3 min
Managing Grief
I returned from a wonderful family reunion in Pinetop to face that two long-time members of St. John’s had died: Donna Romanowski and...
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Pastor Dan Potaznick
- Jul 14
- 2 min
Jesus Camp on the Mountaintop
"Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was...
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Peter Perry
- Jun 26
- 3 min
Show Me
I think every Christian leader (pastor, teachers, council member, committees, and so on), maybe every leader, should be open to hearing...
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Pastor Dan Potaznick
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Summer in the City
'for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was...
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Pastor Dan Potaznick
- Jun 1
- 2 min
On the Road Again
Since being called to serve St. John’s as your Associate Pastor for Outreach in February 2023, my three-month focus has been on building...
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Peter Perry
- May 30
- 3 min
Facing Idols
The prophet Daniel was probably a teenager when he was taken from his home in Jerusalem to Babylon, about 400 years before Jesus was...
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Pastor Dan Potaznick
- May 1
- 2 min
Service, Community, & God’s Love
Before I graduated from United Lutheran Seminary in 2018, I thought it was a good idea to drive a Uhaul with all my belongings, minus one...
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Peter Perry
- Apr 26
- 3 min
What is Essential?
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) We’re living in a time of human history when things we thought...
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Pastor Dan Potaznick
- Apr 1
- 2 min
Greetings from Pastor Dan Potaznick
Greetings from now Pastor Dan, your new called AND ordained Associate Pastor for Outreach! I want to take a moment to thank you all for...
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Peter Perry
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Hope not Despair in the Face of Decline and Death
Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! This is not a cry of naïve optimism, but hope founded on the reality of Christ’s...
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