Endorsements
Rev. Dr. Bruce Emmert provided our team with a thoughtful and inspiring consultation when we were thinking through our strategic plan. He began with a spiritual, biblical understanding of leadership and teamwork that helped us connect. I believe that Bruce’s wisdom and ability to evaluate a team can offer an enormous opportunity to any team wanting to reignite their ministry!
—Rev. Karen Lampe, Founding Pastor of the Caring Congregation and author of The Caring Congregation.
“Forge CMC has been the catalyst for substantial conversation and direction for our congregation. Rev. Bruce has coached us to rediscover who we are and has helped to give us the tools to seek God's guidance and direction as we head into the future. Bruce's love for Jesus and commitment to the church is evident in his teachings and leadership. We are incredibly excited to see how God will continue to move us in our community and can't wait to see how the Kingdom of God reveals itself here.”
—Reverend Kyle Nelson, Senior Pastor, Basehor United Methodist Church
The Rev. Dr. Bruce Emmert stepped into the pulpit at Crestview UMC in March 2023 for 3 weeks and was a tremendous help in our time of need. Our pastor needed to be away unexpectedly on personal leave and when I reached out to Bruce for help he immediately responded. We are a two point charge and he didn't hesitate to fill in at both churches. Bruce stepped right into our planned worship series and didn't miss a beat. He was easy to work with, flexible and did a fine job of preaching. Bruce certainly helped us through a difficult time and things went smoothly with him leading worship. We appreciate his help and wouldn't hesitate to call on him again.
—Teresa Tuchscherer, Lay Leader. Crestview United Methodist Church, Topeka, Kansas
“We appreciate having Bruce as our guest preacher. He is very personable and connected well with our congregation. His message resonated well with us. and we very much enjoyed the morning!”
— John Wellborn, Lay Leader, Meriden United Methodist Church
Bruce,
Thank you for being with us at our strategic planning weekend at Grace United Methodist Church, North Canton, Ohio. Your insights into our history and sharing your knowledge of how to move into a better future was much appreciated. May we now INSPIRE our church family to reach out to our community to be Christ’s light to all.” —Evangeline M. Riegler, Lay Member, North Canton Grace
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