Pastor Jeff’s Blog

Pastor Jeff took some time recently to reflect on his 15 years of ministry at Prince of Peace. You can watch the video here.  

by Jeff Marian One of the first things our transition consultant told me the first time we met was, “When a lead pastor leaves their position, you can expect a number of other staff transitions [...]

by Jeff Marian Last Sunday morning someone asked me what I was going to do in retirement. I responded that I was going to be coaching. He looked at me quizzically and asked, “What sport?” As [...]

by Pastor Jeff Marian Here’s a brief update on what’s happening with our leadership transition process: On Wednesday, October 19 our Call Committee met with Bishop Patricia Lull for an [...]

By Pastor Jeff Marian With Pastor Sandy retiring at the end of this calendar year, how will her position be filled? Great question! One of the greatest gifts we can give the next lead pastor is [...]

by Jeff Marian I want to talk about one of the many contradictions found in scripture related to how we navigate entrusting ourselves to God’s care AND protecting ourselves when we feel under [...]

…but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through [...]

Though he was God, Christ did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges, he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human [...]

You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. – James 1:19 A couple of weeks ago I was out with a friend. We were enjoying a great conversation, until she espoused a [...]

Your attitude should be the kind that was shown us by Jesus Christ, who, though he was God, did not demand and cling to his rights as God, but laid aside his mighty power and glory, taking the [...]