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Easter Life

Every Easter we have a sunrise service at the Sellwood Faith Community. We gather at the Sellwood Riverfront Park where we sing, read scripture, and engage in some sort of activity that reminds us Christ is risen.This year as we were gathered we welcomed into our...

The Pastor’s Kid Has Her Say

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

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

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

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...