Give Me More Than Tips
Right about now I’m getting tired of the kind of blog posts I wrote just a short while ago. Sure, it’s good to know how to respond to a crisis, and
pastoring
Pastoring Through a Pandemic
I’m concerned for pastors in this COVID-19 crisis. Pastors aren’t the only ones I’m concerned about. I’m praying for all kinds of people right now. The list is endless.
Shaping Church Culture
My definition of church culture is simple. It’s whatever has been celebrated or tolerated so long within a church that it shapes the behavior and values of everyone within the church, usually
The Abiding Value of Pastoral Friends
In my first church, a deacon began a meeting by yelling at me. He stood inches from my face before storming out. Nobody in the meeting knew what to do.
I called a
The Hole-in-the-Wall Church
“Guess where I’m eating?”
I attached a photo of my dinner, ramen from a restaurant near us, and sent it to my wife. I’d wanted to eat there for a while,