The Heath Mullikin Project

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Wesleyan General Conference 2012 Live Stream Tutorial

I am so excited to be a part of The Techology Show’s presence at the 2012 Wesleyan General Conference.  Matthew Tietje and I will be driving up on Friday and during the week I’ll be joined by David Drury, Stevan Sheets(who blogged about his GC adventure here), Dr. Keith Drury, Tony Casey and others for round tables and interviews.  Our goal is to bring the sights, sounds, and Spirit of the Conference straight into your home.  How about some GC viewing parties?!  Many have asked how it’s going to work and I’m pleased to present this 7 minute video with all of the details:

I’m excited to be a part of the SoulShift event, the Prequel, and General Conference itself.  Here’s the conference schedule and we will posting videos to our youtube page and web site.

Couch to 5k

I’m running the Foothills 5k in May 2012.

Last year, I ran in the Foothills 5k that supports the Foothills Pregnancy Care Center.  Oakway United is a sponsor of the event and this year we are fielding a 12 person team.  Last year my time was around 45 minutes and my goal is to break the 30 minute mark this year.  I started training last year, but suffered an injury early on so I was pretty much running cold turkey.  I’ve been training for the past 2 weeks using the couch to 5k program.  There are lots of resources there and my favorite has been the Robert Ullrey’s podcast.  There are 9 podcasts [Read more…] about Couch to 5k

Pastor and Grandson Double Duty

Pulling Double Duty Can Be a Heavy Burden

In the fall of 2002, my father-in-law passed away.  I was responsible for the funeral and also for trying to comfort my wife and her family.  Following the graveside service, I found myself standing beside my wife after delivering the benediction when I noticed her father’s family.  They were still seated in front of the casket when I realized that normally the pastor usually gives some final encouragement at this time.  It then occurred to me that I WAS the pastor and immediately went to them to offer more condolences and words of peace and comfort.  It was hard pulling that double duty, but fulfilling.

My grandfather died the week after Thanksgiving in 2009.  He had a stable church home and a wonderful pastor who ministered to him until the end.  I was grateful to share in the service, but not in the same types of pastoral responsibilities that Rev. Honea did.  I was able to [Read more…] about Pastor and Grandson Double Duty

Stephen Baldwin, I am Second

I love this “I Am Second” video from actor, Stephen Baldwin. We are using it in this Sunday’s service at Oakway United.  The message from Acts 26 and putting off becoming a Christian.  I hope Stephen’s story inspires you as much as it has me.