A creative collaboration between Trinity United Methodist Church and Sellwood Faith Community

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...

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 that is...

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...

Last month I gave an interview about our faith community and our work in the neighborhood. It's a great snap shot of the theology behind our work and the ways we live out our faith here....

One of the coolest parts of my job is that I get to hang out with everyone.  On Tuesday mornings I start my day with an electric crew of folks parsing bible passages.  On Sunday nights I listen in as the teenagers argue over youtube videos.  On a recent walk in the...

I am not a morning person.  One of the best things about our life these days is that the child's school doesn't begin until 9:15, which means our alarm goes off at 8am. So why on earth would I choose to hold a worship service at 6:45am? No one in my family likes...

Our daughter is a basketball player and for the past two years we have led a basketball team in our neighborhood.  Jeff and our friend are the coaches while our friend's wife and I are the managers.  We started the team because the four of us wanted our daughters to...

Yesterday as we were drinking coffee and talking about life a hush fell over the room.  It was weird the way the whole coffee shop got quiet.  There were toddlers and businessmen, older ladies out for a visit, our group of moms meeting up for our weekly time of...

Lately ministry is requiring me to dig deep and find that last drop of energy.  More days than I would like to admit I find myself asking my body, mind, and spirit to push past exhaustion and do one (or maybe 8) more thing(s).  This is not healthy nor is it...

Part of the deal in forming the Parish was that we would still have regular brunches for the Sellwood Faith Community folks.  Last month the day for brunch fell on the same day as church council at Trinity.  Church council only meets quarterly, and we were discussing...