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The Pastor’s Kid Has Her Say

by | Mar 29, 2016 | Uncategorized

About a month ago the United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of Women published a blog post from me about what it is like to be a female pastor in a new start.  In the conversations about the post I was writing I shared with Jenn, the staffer from the...

Everything Must Go

by | Mar 22, 2016 | Uncategorized

Normally this blog is about new church start stuff with a little bit of personal growth thrown in. Today’s blog is about the traditional church I serve. Capitol Hill United Methodist Church is over 105 years old. This church has a long history of resiliency...

Coaching Cool

by | Mar 15, 2016 | Uncategorized

One of the best practices for new church planting is to have a coach.  This is someone to talk to about your work, to help you see themes in your story you don’t see yourself at first, and to hold you accountable to the things you need to work on.  I...

Change is Afoot at SFC

by | Mar 8, 2016 | Uncategorized

A couple of weeks ago it was announced that my role at Sellwood Faith Community would be shifting.  Since July of 2013 I have been half time to SFC and half time to Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, just across the river in the Burlingame neighborhood of...