31 Mar
I confessing. I love reading the blog over at exchristian.net. here’s why:
they rant about the same stuff I rant about
it reminds me that I’m surrounded by people in my church who – if I abuse my power or my relationships – could very easily end up there
i have a hard time judging the people who [...]
30 Mar
In ministry there are a thousand things that you do that are simply details. You could choose one course of action or another. It’d merely be preference.
No matter what, people will complain. If you choose to keep your logo the same, no one will notice. If you change your logo (pepsi) some people will love [...]
27 Mar
I put this list together of the top blogs I enjoy reading. I don’t just follow blogs on youth ministry, i follow some on art, on writing, on architecture, finances, health, business and politics. I want to keep learning in a bunch of different areas of my life.
If you’re just starting out, I’d suggest using [...]
26 Mar
April 17-19, I’ll be speaking at a retreat in Indiana. We’re hijacking the stuff from this year’s Youth Specialty conference: “Seriously Ridiculous.”
The thrust of the whole weekend is going to be how different our God is from the “way of the world.” It’s so serious, that people will think we’re ridiculous. Here’s the outline of [...]
25 Mar
I asked a question over on the triiibes website:
“If our churches were truly tribes [as in the Seth Godin meaning of the word] of Jesus followers, how would they be different?”
Shawn gave me this response:
- We’d do whatever it took to take care of those inside and outside the church. We’d sell possessions, we’d lose [...]
24 Mar
tonight i met with one of my favorite pastors. he is the kind of guy who i want to be like. everything he does, i think to myself, “i wish i did that.” or “i wish i was like that.”
he told me this:
the best service you can perform for your church is to live out [...]
23 Mar
A couple days ago I wrote that I had been lacking inspiration. I think I figured out why…
It all comes back to the parable of the talents. A master entrusts some money to his servants and the servants each handle it differently. One of the servants just sits on it and does nothing, simply returning [...]
21 Mar
i’ve been slacking on the blog lately, that is my fault. I haven’t been reading a lot. I haven’t been going to those places where I find inspiration. I haven’t been silencing my world so I can hear from God.
this is my fault.
God grant me the joy of hearing from you. Allow me to commune [...]
18 Mar
Shane totally calls me out here. I’ve gotta jump “offline” much more enthusiastically than I do. I’ve got to wrestle with the humanity of myself and others in order to fully embody and understand the Gospel.
