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...
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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...
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...
The Staggering Theological Challenge for This Generation
Our eight-year-old granddaughter Zoe worries about ISIS. She wonders where her family might find a safe place. Is it a personal matter? As one of the more intuitive and imaginative of our grandch...
Two Leadership Lessons from a Three Year Old
Our three year old granddaughter Grace does not take disappointment well. When her mother, father or, on rare occasions, her grandmother says “No” a devastated look comes across Grace’s face and she c...
Do you see me? Do you trust me?
My wife has learned how to make great apple pies. Who knew I would be the recipient of such an unexpected blessing? As a small token of appreciation for her new found skill I undertook a mission to th...
6 Videos that Peek Through the Knothole at an Emerging Church
(In the coming weeks we will be making a small change to the format of this blog so it will be easier to sort posts as primarily focused upon Inspiration or Church Leadership. This post is primarily a...