Church, Daily Life, Missional Church, Neighbor Love, Stewardship, Theology, Vocation, Worship

All Are Welcome, Sought, and Implications of Accompaniment for the Congregation

It’s been a couple weeks since the last post in this series. Now its time to return and continue the conversation. As I asked, how is a congregation to really be an “all are welcome,” and “all are sought place?” How is a congregation to help its people grow in their ability and willingness to embody accompaniment, and truly be consistent to the congregation’s creeds and … Continue reading All Are Welcome, Sought, and Implications of Accompaniment for the Congregation

timothysiburgOctober 21, 2013October 25, 20134 Comments

Church, Daily Life, Neighbor Love, Stewardship, Theology, Vocation, Worship

The Implications of “All are Welcome”

Recently, I had the privilege of having a Facebook conversation with a pastor friend. He was openly wondering questions about welcome and what that really means after having read Nadia Bolz-Weber’s Pastrix. I think my pastor friend unwittingly gave me the start of a series of blog posts, so we’ll see where this conversation takes us. To set the stage, we have all seen it, churches … Continue reading The Implications of “All are Welcome”

timothysiburgSeptember 25, 2013September 30, 20139 Comments

Church, Daily Life, Theology, Vocation

“Sent for a Purpose” – What does this mean?

I have spoken about this a little before, but I received a MA in Congregational Mission and Leadership from Luther Seminary. Integral to this program is a study and immersion in missional theology which has a major focus on the idea of “being sent.” It is with this in mind, that I am very excited about how Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, MN is shaping … Continue reading “Sent for a Purpose” – What does this mean?

timothysiburgSeptember 10, 2013Leave a comment

Daily Life, Neighbor Love, Stewardship, Theology

Some thoughts on a re-post and the prosperity gospel

Last week, I came across one of those “re-posts” on my Facebook news feed. I wasn’t particularly happy when I saw it. It read: “REPOST IF U BEILIEVE IN GOD AND IN 2 MINUTES HE WILL DO YOU A HUGE FAVOR” Now first of all, yes, whoever first created this re-post misspelled believe. Second, there is an assumption seemingly made that God has a gender. … Continue reading Some thoughts on a re-post and the prosperity gospel

timothysiburgSeptember 10, 20131 Comment

Change, Church, Cross Sector Collaboration, Daily Life, Leadership, Social Sector, Stewardship, Vocation, Worship

Summer Links

First of all, I hope you are all having the chance to watch and follow some of the speeches and ceremonies going on today honoring, remembering, and continuing in the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, today, 50 years later. King’s vision and dream continues I believe today, because the vision and mission with which it is grounded and speaks … Continue reading Summer Links

timothysiburgAugust 28, 2013Leave a comment

Daily Life, Family, Vocation

Back from Sabbatical

This past month I have taken some time for myself. I spent a month away from my job in a congregation to do some personal discernment and reflection. I also took some time away from other things, like blogging. I did so to clear my head and to simply “just be.” I have to say that I learned a lot about myself, and remembered some … Continue reading Back from Sabbatical

timothysiburgAugust 28, 2013Leave a comment

Church, Daily Life, Neighbor Love, Theology, Vocation, Worship

“Why do we do what we do?” – Sermon on Luke 10:38-42

I had the opportunity to bring the message yesterday on the story of the sisters Martha and Mary. What follows are excerpts of that sermon. I have removed some of the more contextual pieces that would only really make sense for the congregation that this sermon was preached for. I titled the sermon, “Why do we do what we do?” It was preached on July … Continue reading “Why do we do what we do?” – Sermon on Luke 10:38-42

timothysiburgJuly 23, 20131 Comment

Church, Cross Sector Collaboration, Daily Life, Leadership, Neighbor Love, Nonprofits, Social Sector, Vocation, Worship

Lots of Links

Happy Canada Day to all Canadians! To the rest of you, Happy July! This post is the second post featuring a long list of different stories and links which I have not blogged individually about. I had originally planned to do this weekly or bi-weekly, but at least at this point, the rhythm of this is monthly. We’ll see if I can make this happen … Continue reading Lots of Links

timothysiburgJuly 2, 2013Leave a comment

Change, Conflict, Cross Sector Collaboration, Daily Life, Leadership, Vocation

Human Potential for Growth

While sitting in a conference room during work for the start-up organization of which I am a part, I took a moment and noticed the surrounding walls. On one wall there was nothing, just a blank grayish blue color. On the adjacent side, it was a wall with two windows and a brownish red, serving as the accent wall. The other two walls also had … Continue reading Human Potential for Growth

timothysiburgJuly 1, 2013Leave a comment

Church, Cross Sector Collaboration, Daily Life, Leadership, Neighbor Love, Nonprofits, Social Sector, Theology, Vocation

Weekly Links

Some of my favorite blogs provide regular posts with a simple series of links and brief annotations. In this vein, and in the spirit of sharing information and collaborating I would like to begin to provide my own links regularly about once a week. I need to come up with a good name for this regular post, so any ideas are welcome. My hope is … Continue reading Weekly Links

timothysiburgJune 11, 2013Leave a comment

Timothy Siburg

Thoughts on Stewardship, Leadership, Church and the Neighbor

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