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Change, Church, Conflict, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Neighbor Love, Theology, Vocation

Words and Actions Matter- Neighbor Love in Light of Recent Events

I was fully intending for my next post to be about leadership, primarily about learning leaders. But then news had to break out over the past two days across the country, in this week before Christmas which I feel called to reflect on and perhaps even respond to.  My response is my own personal reflection, and is not representative of anything or anyone but myself. … Continue reading Words and Actions Matter- Neighbor Love in Light of Recent Events

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

This Week’s Links

Happy Tuesday!  As it is the practice on this blog, I share some of the things that I have found interesting or thought-provoking over the past week.  This week’s 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, and hope you enjoy them. Church … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Church, Conflict, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Missional Church, Neighbor Love, Stewardship, Theology, Vocation, Worship

This Week’s Links

It’s Tuesday.  By now you know that Tuesday means links here on this blog.  This week’s categories are:  Church and Ministry Thought and Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought and Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media and Blogging; Stewardship; Worship; and Miscellaneous.  I entrust these stories and links to you, and hope that they will be interesting topics to read and reflect upon. Enjoy! Church and Ministry … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Change, Church, Conflict, Leadership, Missional Church, Vocation

Leading in the Midst of Transition

I never set out to be a “temporary” leader.  Who really does?  But perhaps that’s really a core insight about leadership.  All leadership is by its nature transitory and temporary.  By extension, all leadership is in some way an example and part of transition. I wonder if what makes a good leader perhaps in part is that they recognize this- the temporary and transition that … Continue reading Leading in the Midst of Transition

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

A response to “Hello, My Name is Church” with more thoughts on the congregation as a place of welcome, sought, and accompaniment

Following up on yesterday’s discussion and pondering about the implications on the congregation, a friend of mine shared this poem from the Huffington Post on Sunday. Here is an excerpt: My name is church.  I welcome the: Hypocrite Dry Self-Righteous Shallow I welcome the: Sincere Passionate Forgiving Selfless I cannot shut my doors to the people who make you: Angry Uncomfortable Impatient Self-conscious I encourage … Continue reading A response to “Hello, My Name is Church” with more thoughts on the congregation as a place of welcome, sought, and accompaniment

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Change, Conflict, Leadership

Some pondering on leadership, or the lack thereof (thoughts from a baseball fan)

I have not mentioned much on this blog that I am a sports fan.  Particularly, I am a Seattle sports fan and my first sports love has always been baseball.  I fell in love with the game when I was watching the Seattle Mariners seemingly come from nowhere to make it into the playoffs in the memorable run of 1995.  Well, its been a period … Continue reading Some pondering on leadership, or the lack thereof (thoughts from a baseball fan)

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Change, Church, Conflict, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Neighbor Love, Social Sector, Theology, Worship

This Week’s Links

It is Tuesday, so by now you know what that means.  It’s time for the weekly offering of links to stories and things I found interesting this past week and think you might enjoy or find helpful too. So without further adieu, here are this week’s links. The categories are as follows in alphabetical order:  Church Stuff, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Neighbor Love, Social Media, … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Neighbor love in light of the past week’s events

I enter into this post, deeply aware of how divisive this might be.  I shake a little at the thought of this, but deep down I know I must write.  A week and a half ago, perhaps more than at any other time in recent years, I felt convicted (and really, I still do given our current potential for a government shut-down)!  I feel convicted … Continue reading Neighbor love in light of the past week’s events

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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

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