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The Church is Alright

I’ve been back from my 8 weeks of renewal leave for 4 weeks now and the thing I’m discovering is that everything was fine without me.  Sure people missed me, because we are in relationship and we value one another, but they didn’t really need me in...

Being Coachable

As part of the best practices of church planting I work with a coach, Nicole Reilley.   It took a while to find the right person and I consider myself so fortunate to have such an amazing coach now.  She lets me talk about everything and is the right mix of...

Fall Equals New Life

Fall is not necessarily a season we associate with new life, but it definitely is a time of new life in the Southeast Portland Parish. This is the season when all of our programs start back up and we launch new things. We are lucky to have Jayde Dunkerley as the half...

Another Spin On The Coaster

A year ago I was posting about how excited I was to be starting a new phase of the SFC adventure with the development of the Southeast Portland Parish, a creative collaboration between the Sellwood Faith Community and Trinity United Methodist Church.   I was delighted...

Finding Rest

After almost 9 weeks off I am on day two of being back at work. It was so nice to be away during a much needed period of doing not much else other than being myself.  This was especially true during our three weeks in Scotland with one of the people I love best in the...