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Writing from the church Eleven shows, eleven hosts: a guide to the week

Shows, Broadcast, Week

Most churches this size broadcast the pastor. This one has eleven separate programmes with one set of hosts apiece. A marriage show, a mothers' show, a men's Bible study, a room for young adults, an hour of worship every Sunday morning, a leadership show, a strength class for older adults, and a few more besides.

They run because the people who host them wanted to run them, and they happen week after week because somebody shows up to do the work. Here is what each one is, when it goes out, and where to find it.

The week, day by day

Sunday

  • Morning Glory, 8:00 to 9:00 AM, Facebook Live. Evangelist Jackie leads an hour of worship and prayer to open Sunday morning. Watch from anywhere.
  • Barbershop Talk: Men on the Move, 9:00 AM, in the building. Men sit down together and work through the Bible the way people talk in a barbershop.
  • Focus on the Family, 9:00 AM, in the building. A Sunday-morning teaching for the whole family, at the same time as Barbershop Talk. Parents and kids in one room, the men in the other.
  • Sunday worship, 11:00 AM, in the building and streamed. Singing, teaching from Dr. HB Holmes, and time to pray with anyone who wants it.

Monday to Friday

  • Morning Prayer, 7:00 AM, by phone on 1 (848) 280-6868. Dial in from wherever you are. The full post on this is here.

Tuesday

  • Motherhood Unfiltered, 8:30 AM, Facebook Live. Martha K. hosts a show about mothering and faith across generations.
  • I Am That Woman, 9:30 AM, Facebook Live. Pastor Nedra Butler talks with women about faith, purpose, and impact.
  • Silver Sneakers, 11:00 to 11:30 AM, in the fellowship hall. A half hour of strength training for older adults. Free, no membership needed. The full post is here.
  • Faith in Action: Empowering the Five-Fold, 11:00 AM, online. Pastor James Allen teaches people who lead, or who are about to.
  • The Impact-27 Circle, 6:20 PM, in the building. A room for people in their twenties and thirties to talk honestly about work, money, and purpose.

Thursday

  • Thriving Together, 3:30 PM, Facebook Live. Toinette Ash hosts a conversation about growth, connection, and purpose.

More shows

  • Love Unlocked. Latisa and Toby Frazier talk marriage, honestly. Weekly, on Facebook and YouTube.
  • Teaching with Gloria Robinson. Gloria Robinson teaches, and her subject is the family. In the building and on Facebook.

Where to watch

Most of the shows stream on the church's Facebook page. Some also appear on YouTube. Recordings stay up afterwards on both platforms.

The two in-person shows that are not Barbershop Talk or Sunday worship run at the church: 3330 Skyview Dr, Lakeland, FL 33801. You do not have to be a member to attend any of them.

Sunday worship is at 11:00 AM. Come as you are.

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Sunday

Sunday morning at Rhema, hour by hour

Morning Glory at eight, four classes at nine, then the eleven o'clock service. Here is how the day fits together.

First visit

What to expect on your first Sunday

If you have never been to Rhema before, here is the morning from the parking lot to the end of the service, including the parts people are too polite to ask about.

All notes in the blog