Jun 8, 2015 | books, ministry, Monday Muse, writing
In the coming weeks and months, catch up with me at the following events: VBS FOR CHURCH LEADERS 2015: June 15-18 As part of the Center for Progressive Renewal’s weeklong webinar series for church leaders, I’ll be hosting an hour-long webinar on Tuesday,...
Aug 6, 2014 | books, ministry, review
Sometimes at work, when I’m puzzling and pondering and trying to flesh out a word or idea, I swivel my chair away from the computer and turn to face my bookshelves. The colorful book spines and carefully worded titles (along with the content they represent)...
Jul 14, 2014 | books, church, ministry, Monday Muse, racism, review
We need each other’s voices. We do not need numbers. We do not need quotas. We do not even need goals or standards. We need each other. We need each other’s experiences. We need each other’s dreams. We need each other’s stories. (64-65) The...
Jan 24, 2014 | church, ministry
I miss the congregation I pastored. I miss the space and the voices, the community as a whole and the congregants individually. Sometimes I wonder how the church is doing. Sometimes my throat tightens with loss and I have to distract myself before crying. The loss...
Aug 13, 2013 | ministry, scripture
Articles on clergy burnout trend occasionally through social media, and a recent fascination has been Mark Love’s “Eleven Things You Might Not Understand About Your Minister,” a list of eleven insights that appear to reflect Love’s own...
Apr 7, 2013 | Easter, ministry, sermon, vocation
So Easter Sunday comes and goes. We delight for a reason to wear our best spring outfits and share a good meal. We sing our Easter hymns triumphantly. We celebrate the good news of an empty tomb, the satisfying victory of life over death. Then we enter the season of...
