The Epistle of 1 John, starting September 5

Focus for the week of  August 19, 2010

Friends & Family Day

Next Sunday, August 29th, will be Friends and Family Day.   Simply put, we are encouraging members to invite friends and family to check out Burton.   If your interested in checking out Burton, this would be a good day

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Do you need help or would you like us to pray for you? Send us your concerns and we will try and be of service.

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Gatherings

Sunday Schedule
9:30 a.m. – Sunday School
10:45 a.m. – Worship

6:00 p.m. – Evening Worship

Wednesday Schedule
6:30 p.m. – Small Groups & student activities

News & Events

Public verse Private Support of Gay Marriage
September 1, 2010

In an article, “Marriage and the Seinfeld Affect“    Basically, the authors note how people tend to say they support gay marriage because they assume the majority does.  When polled by an actual person and without anonymity, people are more likely to say the support gay marriage, 52%.  But when they are polled and can simply

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Churches that get stuck: Dirty Baker’s Dozen
August 10, 2010

Stetzer and Dodson in the book, “Comeback Churches”  came up with “Dirty Baker’s Dozen”– which is 13 reasons that Churches get stuck (pp.19-23). Institutional Church– a church more committed to forms and programs and is no longer doing what the church should be doing. Voluntary Association Church– a church that is more democratic than built

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Good and Bad Reasons to Leave a Church
July 26, 2010

Jason Helopoulos writes a nice little article with 4 good reasons, 3 possible reasons, and 8 bad reasons for leaving a church.  Click here to read

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1, 2, 3, Worship
July 21, 2010

Several former Burtonians that moved on to Louisville, attend Sojourn Community Church. Mike Cosper, the worship and arts pastor, was recently interviewed and I found this a helpful way of looking at worship. (ht: Justin Taylor) Worship has ONE object—the triune God, revealed in the scripture as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Worship has TWO

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Have your Event at Burton

Burton's Sanctuary

Our beautiful and historic building is a popular venue for weddings. Below you will find answers to the most common questions about using Burton Memorial for your special occasion.