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When It’s Not Comfortable
Today I am feeling a little tired and out of sorts after a couple of very busy days. As I…
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Stretching
Being a new church start pastor means lots and lots of times when I have to step outside my comfort…
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What If……
This last week we celebrated our community at Charge Conference. This is the annual meeting of the church where we…
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Learning from the Failures
Experimenting with new ideas is risky. Sometimes the experiment works and we end up with something beautiful. Sometimes it all…
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Passing down Wisdom
One of the things I love most about our new collaborative parish between a new church start and a traditional…
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Practicing
My life is a series of practices for whatever God is unfolding next. So tonight I practiced democracy by attending the…
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New Wine in Old Wineskins
Recently I was at an event and the first things out of a colleague’s mouth were, “Merging new things with…
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Finding the Sacred
When we gather each week something holy happens around the table sharing a meal and discussing scripture. I feel God’s transcendent…
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Leader Party
I was in a training program called multiplying ministries last year where we learned about how to develop leadership within…
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Nice
Last month I got to participate in the Transforming Ministries 5 conference. This is a time for pastors to listen…
