by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 12, 2014 | Calling, Quotes, Scripture Studies
Earlier this year I had written a Bible study on the book of Ephesians and used it in a study with some women in a discipleship program. My work was later reviewed by a group of people who oversee my ministry as a provisional deacon and it was noted that I had used...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 12, 2014 | C.T. Studd, Calling, Great Commission, missions
Excerpt from Wikipedi on Charles Thomas Studd: “Charles Thomas Studd, often known as C. T. Studd (2 December 1860[1]–16 July 1931, Ibambi, Belgian Congo), was a British missionary.As a British Protestant Christian missionary to China he was part of the Cambridge...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 17, 2012 | Calling, preparation
When I began to feel the Lord moving me from one vocational arena to another in 2003, from sales to ministry, I began a journey of preparation. It required getting up to date, technologically, and learning to maneuver online learning. Columbia College’s...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 9, 2010 | Calling, Career
I completed my first semester of seminary courses required for deacon candidacy two months ago. The second semester began today with a course on the history of Methodism. It’ll go until early May. Then summer semester will begin. I can only manage one course at...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 2, 2009 | Calling, communion, worship
I’ve heard it said that “if you can do it once, you can do it twice. If you can do it twice, you can make it a habit.” Well, tomorrow will be my “twice”. This is the second time in a month I’ve been assigned to duty in the Chapel...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 21, 2008 | Calling, Isaiah 61
Recently, I was going through some worship books I’d accumulated from participating in weekends at a Christian retreat camp. I came across one with notes in the back cover that I’d written on April 22, 2005. It was during a Friday morning communion service...
