Tag Archives: leadership
Laboring for the Kingdom
This is Labor Day Weekend, when we celebrate work by giving people a day off work in order to work at home. Of course there are many this year who wish they could celebrate work, but are still looking for … Continue reading
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Wisconsin, Libya, and the art of conflict resolution
I have been amazed at what is coming out of Wisconsin, Ohio, and now Indiana. My wife and I homeschool our children and we were teaching them about the current protests in the Middle East when all of a sudden, … Continue reading
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Complicated Church Problems (and Solutions)
I just finished reading 7 Myths of the United Methodist Church by Craig Miller. It was an interesting read and full of a lot of information that many, many people in leadership in the denomination need to have, both clergy … Continue reading
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Feminization of the Church–Really?
I’ve got to tell you, I’ve heard and read a lot about the ‘feminization’ of the Church lately. There is this idea that men have recently disappeared from the pews (or comfortable chairs) and it is leaving the Church with … Continue reading
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Young Clergy Crisis?
I just stumbled upon United Methodist Young Clergy, a project trying to detail the struggle young clergy (age 35 and younger) have within the denomination. As I began reading some of the posts and blogs, I began to realize something: … Continue reading
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This just hit me
There I was, in the middle of a Church Council meeting, trying to explain the difference between intentionally focusing on visitors and guests and intentionally focusing on ourselves. I was on a role (my wife says I was beating a … Continue reading
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