Dear Benevolent Benefactor: As the veteran of 17+ years of dwelling in church offices, this shouldn’t surprise me. It really shouldn’t. In my first ministry position, my “office” was a glorified card table in the...
We’re in the middle of a several-week series called Topical Tuesdays, where you pick the topic and I make up answers. You can add your topic / question to the list by commenting on this...
chutz·pa [khoot-spuh, hoot-] –noun 1. unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall. 2. audacity; nerve. 3. my 12 year old standing above the student section at Cameron on Saturday night. Needless to say, this was a “before” picture. The “after”...
In case you’re not one of the three million Americans who have viewed this flippin’ amazing video, take 3:53 and watch it. I don’t even want to think about how long it took ’em to...
I’m not a world-class public speaker, but I do know that one of the unbreakable rules is that you should get to the point. Get to it soon, repeat it often, and make sure your...
The French have done it again. A Parisian phone company has set up a “Dial-A-Confession” line where Roman Catholics can call in and purge their souls for a fee. You can ask for advice on...
We’re in the middle of a several-week series called Topical Tuesdays, where you pick the topic and I make up answers. You can add your topic / question to the list by commenting on this...
I’ve been thinking a lot about parenting lately, (a) because I are one, and (2) because it’s Very Hard Work. If you’re a parent, you know that to be true. These are people that you...
Over the last couple of months I’ve been a part of a team from our denomination’s state convention that is attempting to launch a discipleship initiative for churches in North Carolina. Some of the conversations...
If you missed part 1, you should catch up here to put today’s post in context. Go on. I’ll wait. Creative church types are always talking about thinking outside of the box. We don’t want...
