Scott & Clare

Scott and Clare Loughrige are Co-Founding Lead Pastors of Crossroads Church. With a vision of starting a dynamic life-filled church, Scott and Clare were sent from a pastoral team in Downriver Detroit and came to live in the Marshall area in 1992. They are deeply committed to building a community where spiritual transformation is the norm and from a place of transformation-- take action in the world. They serve in local and worldwide missions devoted to social justice issues and find no sacred secular split. They believe that social change emerges from a place of deep connectedness with Christ and a community of faith."We have chosen to stay at Crossroads all these years and live into a longterm commitment to a local church. We have enjoyed watching this church continue to transform into the image of Christ and feel deeply grateful to have served this community in that process. Crossroads has been and continues to be a community that is transforming for the sake of the world Jesus loves. Everyday this community challenges us to grow in faith, hope and love. We love our church!" In addition to their commitment to ministry in their own community, they speak at conferences, seminars, and retreats and have a deep commitment to strengthen the souls of Pastors and ministry leaders and the churches they serve. "Our friend who is a psychologist for pastors in crisis said "Do you know what a miracle it is that after these many years in ministry you still love God, the Church and each other?!" We realize it is a miracle and a grace but it has not been without intentional effort. We have given our lives to train and continue to form as Christ's ministers. We have not wanted to give a message that we couldn't experience ourselves. As the pastors of this communnity, the parents of wonderfully developed adult children and growing grandchildren we have HOPE for pastors and leaders and whatever they may be facing". Scott and Clare offer trainings and resources to help you form in the image of Christ as you "navigate the journey home". http://www.ccmonline.org/pastoral-leadership-missions

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NOT St Mary Magdalen kids 😉image generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI. Ash Heads I remember the Ash Wednesday service at St. Mary Magdalen. Every year, an entire grade school class would return from Mass as Ash-Heads—foreheads smudged, a little holier (and messier) than before. We had just been told we were going to die, and for …

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Photo Credit Sonia Sanmartin Numb or on fire? Does it feel like people are either numbed out or actively contributing to the communal dumpster fire? Yesterday felt like Groundhog Day—same ol’ same ol’. I was functioning like a robot—efficient but decidedly un-human. And let’s be real, my work and my people don’t need a robot …

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

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Advent Dec. 1, 2022 Faithful Presence How is faithfulness showing up in your life?Full Lectionary Reading here Heb 11:32-12:2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, (click here to read the whole passage to get a glimpse of these people!) let us also lay aside every weight and the sin …

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