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Church, Conflict, Daily Life, Leadership, Stewardship

Stewardship is Emotional (aka- Talking and thinking about money is emotional)

Stewardship can be emotional. I have written a couple things about stewardship over the last few months, including some challenges related to it and being able to navigate those challenges. Today it occurred to me though that I haven’t really mentioned the emotional piece around stewardship. Why is it so emotional? Let’s take a step back. Perhaps you have figured this out by now- one … Continue reading Stewardship is Emotional (aka- Talking and thinking about money is emotional)

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Change, Conflict, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership

Thoughts about Millennial Leadership

Are You a Millennial? Before thinking about millennial leadership, that’s a good question to consider. Jon Mertz and Ted Coine have been actively writing lately on what it means to be a millennial.  Mertz has offered a series of posts on his blog, including a number of guest posts, from “millennials,” shedding light on what it might mean to be a millennial and a millennial … Continue reading Thoughts about Millennial Leadership

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Change, Church, Conflict, Cross Sector Collaboration, Daily Life, Leadership, Missional Church, Neighbor Love, Stewardship, Theology, Vocation

This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that it is time to share some of what I have seen, read, and found interesting and thought provoking in 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 Miscellaneous. I entrust these links to you now and hope that you enjoy them. … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that it is time for me to share some of what I have seen and found interesting and thought provoking in the past week with all of you. This week’s categories include: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Vocation; Worship and Miscellaneous. Church and Ministry Thought & Practice Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Presiding … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Good Friday- Gawking at the Cross

Today is Good Friday. We have traveled through Lent, and this past week through Holy Week– from Palm Sunday to Maundy Thursday to today.  On Good Friday, we see ourselves as participants (in all of our good, bad, and ugly) in the darkest section and moment of our faith and belief. We are confronted with humanity in a way that we only face in worship … Continue reading Good Friday- Gawking at the Cross

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Change, Church, Conflict, Cross Sector Collaboration, Daily Life, Family, Leadership, Missional Church, Neighbor Love, Nonprofits, Social Sector, Stewardship, Theology, Vocation, Worship

This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that it is time to share some of what I have found interesting and thought-provoking over the past week.  This week’s topics include:  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 enjoy them. Church and Ministry Thought & Practice … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Change, Church, Conflict, Daily Life, Missional Church, Neighbor Love, Theology, Vocation

Living in Diverse Community- Part 3

Today we pick-up the conversation about what it means to live in diverse community, and particularly with people you deeply disagree. Previously we laid the ground work, and then offered reflection on the how to live in such a community. Today, we consider some of the theological ideas that give me hope that this is possible. Theological Solace Perhaps this is where I see the … Continue reading Living in Diverse Community- Part 3

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Change, Church, Conflict, Cross Sector Collaboration, Daily Life, Family, Leadership, Missional Church, Neighbor Love, Nonprofits, Social Sector, Stewardship, Theology, Vocation, Worship

This Week’s Links

This is going to be a relatively short post.  APRIL FOOLS! 🙂  Anyway, Happy April and hopefully wherever you are the snow has melted or is melting, and spring has really begun in earnest. As it is Tuesday, that means on the blog that it is time to share what I have been reading, seen, or found interesting in the past week with you.  This … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Living in Diverse Community- Part 2

This post is the second in a 3-part series pondering what it means to be in community with people we disagree (particularly in congregations). The previous post laid the groundwork, and today we start to tackle the questions of how and what this looks like. How to Live in Diverse Community To engage and live in a diverse community takes intention.  It takes a willingness to … Continue reading Living in Diverse Community- Part 2

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Living in Diverse Community- Part 1

This post offers beginning reflection for a 3-part series pondering what being in community means with people we disagree. Looking back This past fall, friend and pastor Kent Shane and I went back and forth imagining what it might mean to really claim all are welcome, all are sought, and to have a community and practice of accompaniment as part of this.  It was our conversation which really … Continue reading Living in Diverse Community- Part 1

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