Bryan Hardwick

November 1, 2024 No Comments

How to Stand Out in Your Church Job Search As the Executive Pastor at Valley Community Church (VCC), I recently led a search with our

I Will Rejoice in the Lord!

May 18, 2020 3 Comments

Last week, as I was getting ready for bed, I was grumbling! I was grumbling before the Lord and asking, “how long?” How long would

Who Do You Listen To?

March 29, 2020 6 Comments

Back in December, Jennifer and I were discussing following the example of our new Senior Co-Campus Pastor James Powell and his wife Brittany and coming

We Live By Faith, Not By Sight

March 7, 2020 No Comments

I’ve been prayerfully thinking through how to respond to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 around the world. I have gotten questions about upcoming missions trips

In Memoriam 2015

December 27, 2015 1 Comment

Here’s my tribute to some of the influential people in my life who passed on in 2015… Al Ladendorff – One of my favorite teachers,

A New Twist on Accountability

November 23, 2015 1 Comment

One of the members of my Groups Leadership Team recently provided his Men’s Accountability Group with a different perspective on their weekly eleven questions that

ABC’s of Prayer

October 30, 2015 No Comments

I don’t think we often realize what a privilege it is to have instant, direct access to God. God loves us so much, that He

The Tale of Two Seas

October 23, 2015 No Comments

In Israel there are two major bodies of water. One is the Sea of Galilee, a beautiful lake 13 miles long and 7 miles wide,

Be Still

July 13, 2015 1 Comment

This past week I got to experience the wisdom of Psalm 46:10. It’s the verse, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will

12 Quotes from Abba’s Child

June 13, 2015 1 Comment

Many Christians have bought into the lie that we’re worthy of God’s love only when our lives are going well. If our families are happy,

Tell Your Story

June 9, 2015 1 Comment

Who doesn’t love a good story? Whether it’s a story told on a riveting television show, the big screen, or a page-turning book, we all

Healthy Things Grow

May 9, 2015 5 Comments

Back in August, following an almost unanimous vote by our church to merge with Hillside Christian Church, I gathered our group leaders and shared a

We Are God’s Handiwork

March 3, 2015 1 Comment

“You don’t have woo!” That’s what I heard from another church, a few years ago, as they explained their decision not to hire me. I

The E’s of Decision Making

January 17, 2015 No Comments

While the Scriptures give us a lot of direction for life, there are a lot of issues we face that don’t seem to have a

A Thanksgiving Prayer

November 27, 2014 No Comments

Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his

Courageous Conversations

November 18, 2014 No Comments

This past weekend, I had the honor and privilege of speaking at SunHills Church, in El Dorado Hills. I spoke out of 2 Samuel 11,