Is Discipleship More Like Being a Guru or a Sherpa?
The call of Jesus to Christians is clear, "Go and make disciples" (Matthew 28:19), but do we really know how to make disciples? Or are we just really good and describing a disciple? When asked
Imitation or Incarnation?
Growing up in Christian sub-culture of the 90's there was one question everyone was asking - WWJD? What would Jesus do? We loved this question. We put it on our bracelets (and then wore them
Ships
Many churches in the US are organized around two ships; the leadership and the fellowship. Let's think about these terms for a second.....the leadership.....the fellowship......the leader ship.......the fellow ship. When the community in a local
We Need Followers, Not Leaders
I want to be the best pastor I can be. Since the position of pastor is a position of leadership, the truth is I want to be the best leader I can be. Which is
Reverse Offering Stories – Part 2
On 9/8/13 we gave our congregation money to go and be generous. We called it a “reverse offering” and our goal was to jumpstart generosity in our community. One-time generosity takes courage and becoming generous
Reverse Offering Stories
On 9/8/13 we gave our congregation money to go and be generous. We called it a "reverse offering" and our goal was to jumpstart generosity in our community. One-time generosity takes courage and becoming generous
Violence Breeds Violence
I know a post on guns seems late. In a world where news comes to us so quickly, our memories get shorter and shorter. Perhaps we could not be so easily distracted and continue to
Evil is Rising
Tragedy always hurts more when it happens to our children. Hundreds of kids went to school today with their innocence in tact. They are leaving school today with a wound they will carry the rest
Don’t Text Me When I Call You
You have a lot of options available to you when you need to communicate. You can text, call, meet face-to-face, write on a Facebook wall, tweet, or email. All of these are legitimate forms of
What (or Who) Causes Chaos
Theatre shootings. Job loss. Infertility. Breakups. Life is messy. Life is chaotic. But, where does all this chaos come from? Is it all God's will? Is everything as God intends? Was it God's plan that