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Visiting

The past few months I have worked to visit every member of the parish who I had not visited before.  I’m down to my last 6 households to schedule.   While there are many different ways to build relationship sitting with someone and listening to their story is...

Diversity is Strength

The All Blacks are widely considered one of the best rugby teams in the world.  They are the pride of New Zealand, with one of the best records in test match rugby.  The Black Ferns are their sister team, also known for their success.  Both teams have rosters of...

Churches Are Not Neutral

This past Monday, at the weekly docent lecture at the Portland Art Museum, we got to hear from the amazing leadership of the museum about their vision for the future.  It was incredibly empowering and exciting to hear bold leaders casting a way forward for the...

Inviting vs Informing

One of the main tenants of the way I do ministry is to understand the difference between inviting and informing.  Informing is when we announce stuff be it in the newsletter, during worship, on our website or via Facebook.  We’re telling people about something...

Retreat

As a church planter I have to stay organized. Our missional understanding of being rooted in the place where we do ministry means that I am part of lots of groups and organizations. As part of our work to create a network of people to build up the kindom of God I...