This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking over the past week with all of you. This week’s stories range from Advent and Christmas to fairy tale weddings, and neighbor love stories across the spectrum. To help bring some sense to all of the links this week, I have categorized them by the … Continue reading This Week’s Links

December 12th – The Thirteenth Day of Advent #Baptize

During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today is #Baptize. Today is December … Continue reading December 12th – The Thirteenth Day of Advent #Baptize

This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have found thought provoking and interesting over the past week with all of you. However, because I had family in town and lots of work last week, you are actually getting two week’s worth of links today. To help make sense of all that I am sharing, I have broken the … Continue reading This Week’s Links

This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking from the past week with all of you. To help do that, I have put the different articles and pieces I have seen into different categories. This week’s topic categories: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; … Continue reading This Week’s Links

The Unexpected and Mysterious of an Annual Meeting

Yesterday the congregation where I am currently serving as interim on staff held it’s annual meeting. I was expecting a relatively quick meeting as long as we didn’t get bogged down too much with constitution wording changes and the annual presentation of the budget. I also figured people in attendance would be motivated to think and decide quickly in part because they would want to … Continue reading The Unexpected and Mysterious of an Annual Meeting

Friday Thanksgivings

Today I’m continuing my weekly practice during November of sharing some of what I am grateful and thankful for from the past week, as a way of celebrating Thanksgiving all month. This week, I’m thankful for so much: 1) I’m thankful for amazing conversation partners on Facebook. Earlier this week I shared an article that I had read which really did not sit well with … Continue reading Friday Thanksgivings

This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that it is time to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking over the past week with all of you. (This week’s edition actually covers the last two weeks, so I hope you enjoy this expanded version.) This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor … Continue reading This Week’s Links

Friday Thanksgivings

Continuing the series I started last Friday, I want to share some thanksgivings weekly this month as a sort of month long celebration of Thanksgiving. So, this Friday I give thanks for: 1) My wife, Allison. Without her I would not have stayed sane the past couple weeks as I have dealt with a pesky cold in the midst of the return of the polar … Continue reading Friday Thanksgivings

Friday Thanksgivings

During the month of November on the blog I am going to share a little bit of thankfulness and gratitude on Fridays. I am doing this as a way of celebrating Thanksgiving. If it proves enjoyable, I may just continue this practice beyond this month.  So, what am I thankful for today? I am thankful and grateful for opportunities. I shared some about this over … Continue reading Friday Thanksgivings

This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have read and found interesting with all of you. In doing so, this week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship and Miscellaneous. I hope you enjoy these links! Church and Ministry Thought … Continue reading This Week’s Links