It's a coaching problem…
I was recently talking with a colleague about the fear/frustration that church members think we, as the pastors and staff, are the ones who do…
The Body of Christ
Procedures
My household recently added a person to it. My brother in law moved in for a bit as he prepares to start graduate school. It…
Feedback and Preferences
I’ve been in my current congregation for about six months now and I know that we have some tinkering to do with worship. On the…
Spiritually Blind
I mentioned earlier this week a youth group conversation about Mary Magdalene and demon possession. There are so many different ways of understanding what demon…
Unimagineable…
I think in some ways, I’m still in shock. Or exhausted. or both. At 2:45 on Monday afternoon, we announced that we had raised $2,009,907…
Winter is Coming
As an introvert, I dont often make small talk with fellow passengers on a flight. Now that you can use a kindle during taxi and…
The Side of the Road
I had an experience last week that deeply shook me. My dad asked me to come help him move farm equipment as he moved from…
We're Afraid to Ask
We don’t like to talk about money. Pastors hate to preach on it. Finance committees only do it because they have to. We keep our…