George Bernard Shaw described life in startling terms when he wrote in one of his plays: “The lives which have no use, no meaning, no purpose, will fade out. You will have to justify your existence or perish.” In our global, information age of limitless possibilities, the freedom to be anything has turned into the expectation to be everything. As a result, many of us feel relentless pressure to justify our existence or perish. So we try to establish our value by making more money, enhancing our sex appeal, gaining more influence, or improving our image. But despite our attempts to prov
Last Week's Sermon:
Rev. Dr. Douglas Webster
Pastor and Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Theology
Doug Webster has been the pastor of Central since October 2010 and teaches pastoral theology and preaching fulltime at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama. Doug and his wife, Virginia, have come alongside this congregation to help build-up the ministry and prepare Central for the future.
Doug has authored several books including, A Passion for Christ: An Evangelical Christology, Selling Jesus: What’s Wrong with Marketing the Church, Soulcraft: How God Shapes Us Through Relationships, Discipline of Surrender: Biblical Images of Discipleship, Under the Radar: A Conversation on Spiritual Leadership, A Christmas Journey: Filled with Wonder, Marked by the Cross, Jeremiah: A Parable of Jesus, and Text Messaging: A Conversation on Preaching. Doug received degrees from the University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto School of Theology (Ph.D.) and Wheaton College (B.A., M.A.).
Doug and his wife, Virginia, have three married children and one grandson. If you wish to know more about his background you can visit his website at www.douglasdwebster.com.