So as a pastor, my social media circles are full of other pastors. Which means that my newsfeed is full of articles and ads that revolve around that demographic. I’ve seen an article making the rounds over the last week. And it’s the kind of article that has not only created a lot of thoughts… Continue reading Why I {Won’t} Leave The Church
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Please Don’t Skip Advent This Year
2020 has made it to the homestretch! As we get ready to enter into the final month of a year that will probably cause a lot of groans and eye rolling whenever it is brought up in the future, many people are likely just ready for the year to come to an end. While many… Continue reading Please Don’t Skip Advent This Year
Reentry Plans: Strategy is a great start. But strategy alone is not enough.
I have spent untold hours over the last couple of weeks reading through numerous reentry plans and guidelines offered up by church strategy consultants, a wide-variety of denominational bodies, and churches who are further along in their bell curve than my local community. As a pastor who is now beginning to work with my teams… Continue reading Reentry Plans: Strategy is a great start. But strategy alone is not enough.
Of Transplant Pastors & New England Sports Fandom
I’m 36 years old and I’m from Dallas, Texas. So what does that have to do with anything? Well, it means that I hit my most formative “fan years” at a very specific time period and in a very specific place. In the early nineties, like every other 10 year old boy I knew, I… Continue reading Of Transplant Pastors & New England Sports Fandom
2019 NBC Reading List
A Christian who is actively pursuing deeper understanding of the Bible, their Christian walk, and the world around them cannot help but grow. God has given us an incredible gift in knowledge and we should be good stewards of it. Here is a list of some of the books I will be reading this year—One… Continue reading 2019 NBC Reading List