Why I Am Still Doing This
Seven years ago my wife spotted a trip to the Holy Land that was within our price range. Since the journey was high on her bucket list, we increased the cash flow of MasterCard and signed on. The...
Tag: Church Leadership
What the US Could Learn from the United Church
In the post-election reaction in the US, I hear echoes of 1988 in The United Church of Canada. The years surrounding the famous decision not to allow sexual orientation to be a determining facto...
Leave or Take – a 3 dimensional question
The bed is covered with clothes, containers, medications and solutions for “what if?” scenarios. At one end sits a suitcase and duffel bag, both small enough to meet the carry-on baggage requirements ...
A Leadership Sermon (based on the Beatitudes)
Retirement is not working out - exactly. I think a part of me imagined long, leisurely mornings sitting on the deck, feeling the warmth and a gentle breeze. Reading, writing, wondering would fill...
How Should the Church Respond to this New Era?: A Leadership Blog
How should the Church respond to the culture change personified and possibly foreshadowed by the US election? Although this emerges as fresh and powerful, the question has occupied Christian ethicists...
5 Reasons the Church May Make it: A Leadership blog
Last week I published a blog, 5 Reasons the Church May Not Find a Way Ahead. This blog is the counterpoint. First, a couple of preliminary clarifications. When using the word “church” I do n...
5 Reasons the Church May Not Find a Way Ahead: A Leadership Blog
Note: Every couple of weeks I will try and write a post specifically about the church or leadership in the church. These posts may not be of interest to those of you primarily interested in inspiratio...
The Role of Chaos, Despair and Decline in the Birth of New Life
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes A thin sheen of flour covers the floor. (My wife has been baking non-stop for a week!) Fifty percent of the Christmas presents lie hidden but unwra...
We Will Not Think the New Church Into Existence
We will not think the new church into existence. Not that I have anything against thinking. In reality, we now need great clarity and disciplined reflection about theological and ethical matters....
But I Like It!
In a curious way, realizing a 50-year-old dream of owning a Fiat 124 Spider has made me more compassionate toward many church leaders and members. I am grateful that, five decades after the origi...