Preaching and Pondering

Sermons and occasional writings of the Rev. Jerrod H. Hugenot. (Note: The perspectives offered on this website may not necessarily reflect my employing ministry, the American Baptist Churches of New York State.)

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Why regional ministry matters

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Worried about the decline in your congregation? November can be a prime season for stewardship emphasis, yet do our worries about the finan...

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Remarks on "When a church must close"

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O n Saturday, October 19, I served as a panelist for the "Everyone's Architecture" conference, exploring the presence and use...

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Words that work within us

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A few years ago, I met with Fr. Edward Hays, a Catholic priest and writer from the Kansas City area who was sort of a minor celebrity among ...

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Here in this place (Churches struggling with their churches)

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Deferred maintenance. Utility rates on the rise. Cobwebs. These are a few of the laments heard among many churches th...

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

And now a word from our heritage

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As one entered our seminary chapel, you passed by a variety of things: a wooden sign saying “Quiet please—chapel in progress”, a litt...

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Listening for God's Answers Rather than Worrying About Our Own

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Discernment. It's not the easiest sell in a fast-moving, "decision now" type world, yet I would hazard God speaks most cle...

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Upcoming oddities

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Advent 2009 Weston Priory Weston, Vermont For many congregations, Rally Day and other signs of "beginning of Fall" around ch...

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Jerrod H Hugenot: An ordained American Baptist minister, Jerrod Hugenot serves as the Associate Executive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of New York State. A graduate of Ottawa University and Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Rev. Hugenot resides in Albany, NY, with his spouse Kerry Shermer and their peaceable(?!) kingdom of three cats and a young beagle mix.

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