One of the areas of theology, ministry, neighbor love and leadership that I love is stewardship. I have written some occasionally on the blog about my perspectives about stewardship, but thought it might be good to do some intentional wrestling about stewardship. To do some wrestling though, I believe takes some definition or at least some expression of what assumptions might be being made. First of … Continue reading Defining Stewardship and Steward
Tuesday means its time to share some links. I use the word “some” loosely this week, as it seems I must have done a lot of reading. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship; and Miscellaneous. I entrust these to you now and hope you find … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Today marks the first birthday of this blog. The first post appeared right here on March 23, 2013. Since then, we have gone through a few design changes. But the topic and focus on the intersections of and thought about the church, leadership, and the neighbor have remained consistent. I believe we have covered a wide range of topics and asked important questions as we … Continue reading Happy Birthday to the Blog!
The theme and potential doomsday catastrophe of the second Daniel Craig “James Bond” film, “Quantum of Solace,” had everything to do with water. Particularly, it focused on the challenges, need, and resource (scarcity/potential scarcity) of water. Its kind of scary to think about how the next great conflict or war could well be fought over water rights and usage. But when you take a step … Continue reading Thoughts and Questions on this “World Water Day”
Awhile back on this blog, I engaged in a series of posts and conversations about the ideas of being welcome and being sought. First, we considered implications of “All are Welcome.” Then, we considered “All are Sought.” I added some reflections on “Accompaniment,” and from there we broadened out the conversation for implications in congregations, and then added a few more thoughts. Since the fall though … Continue reading Inviting and Invitation
This post is the last in a multi-post series unpacking a snapshot of my current theological understanding. For a refresher, see the introductory post about how I would be blogging about my insights about the Discourse series. The most recent post in the series was “God Heals.” So without further delay, here are my reflections related to “God Relates.” God Relates: God relates because God … Continue reading Discourse: God Relates
Tuesday means that its time for me to share some links to things I have read, found interesting, and thought about over the past week. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Vocation; Worship; and Miscellaneous. I hope you enjoy these! Church and Ministry Thought & Practice Friend and pastor Frank Johnson shared … Continue reading This Week’s Links
I recently had the opportunity to read Data Crush: How the Information Tidal Wave is Driving New Business Opportunities by Christopher Surdak. The book was published this year by the American Management Association and is 288 pages long. For a quick observation, while reading the book,I felt at times like I was reading a book in the vein of Freakonomics in some ways (especially on page 169, … Continue reading Review: “Data Crush” by Christopher Surdak
Every once and awhile I hear a sermon that I feel I need to share on my blog. This past Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, I heard such a one by Pastor Dan Poffenberger. To me, I heard a real connection between neighbor love and the cross, which was grounded in Luke 9:21-25. Since this blog deals a lot with the theological idea of what … Continue reading Neighbor Love and the Cross
It’s Tuesday. That means, as always that it’s time to share some of what I have been reading and found interesting with you over the past week. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Leadership Thought & Practice, Neighbor Love, Social Media & Blogging, Stewardship, Vocation, and Worship. I entrust these to you now, and hope you enjoy them! … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Timothy Siburg 