I am convinced that the Disciplines of Grace Journal will be a life changing endeavor for all who choose to join in, I hope you make that choice. The purpose of this web log is to give our big church another way of feeling a little smaller and to give you a voice, a place to share what you are learning from God’s Word. Every day someone will share their journal entry on the site, we hope it will encourage you and maybe even prompt you to respond with questions or comments or even share your journal entry for that day. Together we can learn from God’s Word and from His people.

The scheduled contributors will be pastors from the church, but we will ask others to contribute to help represent different perspectives. Entries are not to be considered “teaching” or “authoritative” rather, they are one person’s insights on a portion of God’s Word and how they are choosing to respond. In other words… what you find on this page does not necessarily represent the beliefs of First Baptist Church, to find our core beliefs I would encourage you to link to FBC Beliefs.

From time to time we may post helpful links to give either historical or cultural background on the passages we are reading, or articles we have found helpful or pertinent. It is our hope that we can keep the page fresh and ever changing, but our greater hope that you find will it engaging and choose to join in the discussion.

Tammy and I have been married for 26 years. We have been blest with three wonderful children. First Baptist Church is my home church. I first started coming here in 1973. I began serving here on staff in 1997 with the 20/30 Something Ministry. In the last year I have been priviledged to serve with a number of minstries and their leadership teams. These ministries fall under the Renewal Minstry umbrella (you can find out more about Renewal Ministries on the church web site, www.fbceugene.org) In addition to my passion for ministry, I enjoy whitewater rafting, golfing, and travel. I will contribute my journal entry on Mondays, and I have asked a few others to join me on a semi-regular basis.

I have been going to First B since about December of 04. I accepted Christ in/around that time, did a little church home searching, then for some reason unknown to me at the time decided on First B. Since then, I have completely sold out to Jesus, my Lord and Saviour. I am a member of the 20/30 Something ministrie which meets sunday during the second service. This place has been iron to me, helping me grow in Christ and giving me a place that I can return His love to other believers as well as non-believers through our activites. First B has been a great home and I am excited to see where God will take me in the future. I have made many new friends, met many interesting brothers and sisters in Christ; I always enjoy meeting the whole family and Body of Christ.

Hello! My name is Corey Rose and I have had the privilege of serving college-age people as the College Pastor at FBC since 1984. I have been married to my wife, Jeanne, since 1985 and we have two daughters, Jeanene and Casey. In addition to giving leadership to the college ministry (better known as Collegiate Christian Fellowship or CCF), I also serve as a Senior Asociate Pastor which involves other varied responsiblities, including facility management and assisting with staff oversight.

My husband, Chris, and I have recently begun the empty nest phase of life.  Our two children are getting educations needed for living as adults.  It has been my joy to be involved with Women’s Ministries for the past 4 years and my family has been worshiping at First B for 13 years. I pray my life will change as I journal this year and share with you every Thursday.

I have been the high school pastor at First Baptist since 1983.  I am a native Oregonian who has been in the area since 1964. I grew up going to this church. My passion for this age group comes out of my personal experience in high school when my life was marked by a young life leader. I have been married to Luci since August of 1983. I have three sons with very active lives.

Hi there everyone, My name is Andrew Colclough and Brett has asked me to contribute some thoughts from my journal on this blog occasionally. I graduated from the University of Oregon in the fall of 2004 with a degree in Multimedia Design. Currently I work at First Baptist Church as their in-house creative director. I am really excited to see what this site will become!

My first connection with Camp Harlow and First Baptist was in the early 80’s when I was in high school at South Eugene. Little did I know then that I would join the pastoral staff team in 1986 and be serving twenty years later in leadership at Camp Harlow and the worship ministries of First B. It continues to be a blessing to be involved ministries where people of all ages are “growing up” in Christ. Carrie, my high school sweetheart, and I were married in 1986 and have been blessed with three great kids.

I’ve been the Mid-School Pastor at First B for 5 years.  I totally “dig” mid-school students and thoroughly enjoy connecting with them and helping them grow in Christ.  My wife Paula and I have three kids, Kevin, Brian, and Emily.  I enjoy time with my family, anything sports oriented, and playing board games.  I’m looking forward to this new opportunity to journal and interact with the Word on a daily basis.  It’ll be fun to see where God leads and how He’ll work through the process.  Looking forward to your comments and responses!!!

Phares and I have been married for 23 years and have three great kids, all involved in ministry. 1st B has been our church since moving to Eugene in 1983. I joined the church staff in 1991 and love this job. Each week I preach in the 3rd Hour and enjoy that opportunity a great deal. I will contribute my journal entry on Wednesdays, and have asked a few others to join me.