Momentous Senior Moments
One of the myths of pastoral ministry is that folks of a certain demographic (translated: the older demographic) are hard to deal with. Stuck in their ways. Intolerant of creativity. Ready to hit you with...
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Adventures in Missing the Point
Franks Family Vacation 2011 is nearing the end. For the last few days we’ve been hanging out in Colorado (state motto: Our Mountains Are More Mountainous Than Tennessee’s Mountains) with Merriem’s brother and his family,...
Make Your Opening Grand
A few weeks back I attended not one…but two grand openings. (I also get up early to watch women claw each other’s eyes out on Black Friday.) North Durham landed a couple of new establishments:...
Dud.
When I was in 8th grade, I had a gig as a teacher in “Children’s Church,” which is where Christian parents send their kids so they won’t whine for the grape juice and little stale...
Overcharging For The Gospel
I own a 14 year old entrepreneur. Well, “entrepreneur” may be too nice of a word. “Con artist,” “swindler,” “shyster” … those are the words that more accurately describe my – ahem – entrepreneur. Austin...
Share Your Platform
Everyone has a stage to call their own. You have a voice. An area of expertise. An audience. It’s not enough to use that stage for your own agenda. Good stewardship dictates that you share...
Serve Him, Not Them.
Around these parts, we talk a lot about serving our guests as well as our members. And that’s a great concept, as long as people behave themselves. When they don’t complain about the parking, when...
Creepy Church
The people at Kensington Church get it. Church shouldn’t be creepy. It shouldn’t be a place where the unchurched crowd’s worst fears come true: I’ll be stared at. I’ll be judged. No one will talk...
A Quarter Century of Chris
This month marks a big milestone around the Summit Church. Our long time worship pastor Chris Gaynor is celebrating 25 years of ministry. 25 years. Here at the Summit. If you’re not familiar with pastoral...
Lost in Translation
Something tells me that if I ever gained an audience with an internationally-known figure, I’d try something like this. And also fail miserably. Now if he really wanted to get the laughs going, he should’ve...
