A Crisis of Consistency (Part One) 03/06/21

Mike's Minute (or two...) !

Unity: The Snake and the Frog

Bless, not Curse: Unpacking that!

Live at peace...with EVERYONE??

Supporting "loving your neighbor as yourself"...365 days a year! With Pastor Mike Douglass, President/CEO of Advancing Vibrant Communities

Supporting "loving your neighbor as yourself"...365 days a year!

Important Dates, and Walking Our Talk? Elections 2020

Walking Our Talk? Elections 2020

How AVC Came to Be with Dr. Michael Wright and Pastor Michael Douglass. Dr. MIchael Wright turns the "hosting" tables on Pastor Mike, as Michael interviews The Other Michael about how Advancing Vibrant Communities came to be, some behind-the-scenes stories, and Pastor Mike's personal reflections on lessons learned.  AVC celebrated its 18th Anniversary in June 2020.

How AVC Came to Be with Dr. Michael Wright and Pastor Michael Douglass

Pastor Mike shares his pubic response to our national tragedy as the President of Advancing Vibrant Communities and a community pastor, and a former peace officer.

The George Floyd Tragedy: One Pastor's Statement

Pastor Mike takes a lighthearted, but poignant look at how to handle the attack of the Human Mosquito in a time of great frustration and angst!

Beware the Human Mosquito...

"Work and Worship" woke Pastor Mike up in the middle of the night, and he explores why these God-implanted values and desires, when squelched, may give rise to the angst, frustrations, and push-backs happening at all levels of our society.  He's positive though...here are his thoughts on today's Mike's Minute or Two...

Work and Worship: God-Given Essentials during COVID-19?

The local expression of the 2020 National Day of Prayer from Modesto California, presented by Mission Greater Modesto and Advancing Vibrant Communities.  Local spiritual leaders lead in prayers over seven spheres of influence in our communities--Government (Chief Richard Murdock, Fire Warden and Assistant Director Stanislaus County Office of Emergency Services); Family and Health (Dr. Michael Wright, pastor, counselor, therapist); Church of the City and Ministries (Gordon Claassen, Medical Ambassadors International); Education (Cindy Marks, Chair of Pray Modesto); Business (Pastor Ross Briles, senior pastor of Sherwood Bible Church, and business owner); Arts/Entertainment/Sports (Pastor Dee Dee Barth, Soul Harvest Worship Center); and Media (Pastor Archie LeVias, Seed of Joy Worship Center). Hosted by: Pastor Michael Douglass

Local Expression of the National Day of Prayer-Modesto CA 2020

A conversation between friends: a therapist and a pastor!  Dr. Jim Henman joins Pastor MIke as Dr. Henman constructs a "handbook for surviving COVID-10" on the air!

Dr. Jim Henman: A Handbook for Surviving COVID-19

(More than a Minute or Two!) AVC's President Michael Douglass is joined by Gino Patrizio, CEO of Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center in Modesto, with a dynamic interview about how Memorial is addressing COVID-19 challenges inside the hospital, and in the community!

(More than a Minute!) Interview with Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center CEO Gino Patrizio!

Pastor Mike rehearses the sacrifices of the great preacher John Chrysostum, from 1600 years ago, and his sacrifice for standing fast on Scripture; juxtaposed with the sacrifice of Christ, and our response to all of it on this Good Friday/Resurrection Sunday weekend.

Of Saints and Sacrifice

Pastor Mike reflects on Ps. 46:10, and an oasis in the middle of weeks of the Coronavirus Cacophony

Oasis in the COVID-19 Cacophony

A quick minute (or two...) update from Mike Douglass, community pastor and veteran broadcaster/podcaster; committed to walking out Christ's command to love and serve God with everything we have, and to "love your neighbor as yourself."

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