And so, the reflections about positive things continues. As I have mentioned before, I am treating this as an exercise in gratitude. With that in mind, here are three positive things I am grateful for today. 1) Last night, I got a message from my brother Thomas that he wanted to come by and hang out for a bit. Thomas is super busy starting his … Continue reading Positive Things- Day 4
Even though the Seattle Seahawks lost today (sadly), there are plenty of other positive things to go around. So, with that note, and in continuing the five-days of sharing gratitude and reflecting on positive things, here are three more positive things and experiences: 1) Yesterday, my wife Allison and I enjoyed a wonderful walk around Lake Como. While on the walk we talked more about … Continue reading Positive Things- Day 3
Maybe you have seen it, floating around your different social media channels. There seems to be a trend to share three positive things daily you have experienced, for a five day period. Some have viewed this as a challenge. I see this more as an invitation to gratitude. So with that in mind, I invite you to list three positive things, attributes or experiences you are … Continue reading Positive Things- Day 1: “An Invitation to Gratitude”
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. To this end, this week’s different 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 … Continue reading This Week’s Links
If you are active on Facebook, than it is likely you have seen one of the recent trends of people sharing the 10 most influential books they have ever read. By now I think I have been challenged by at least five different people. I have been avoiding this, partly because I was too afraid to try and get the list to 10 books. But since … Continue reading Influential Books
Happy September! Happy Tuesday as well. As it is Tuesday, that means on the blog that I get to share some of what I have read and found interesting over the past week with all of you. 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 … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Today I am picking up the conversation about what the church might be able to learn from millennials. In continuing the conversation started a couple days ago, here are five other observations that stand out about the implications and opportunities millennials may present to the church. Millennials value authenticity, and because of this they value authentic stories– in preaching, leading and relationship. They want to know … Continue reading The Church and Millennials- Part 2
Tuesday on my blog means that I get to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking with all of you. To this end, 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 and Miscellaneous. I hope you enjoy these links! Church and Ministry Thought … Continue reading This Week’s Links
This past weekend I had the chance to participate in an open-space conversation on the purpose and practices of lay theological education. As part of this discussion, there emerged a recognition and need to talk openly with and about millennials. How can the church engage them? How can the church meet them where they are at? As one of probably only two actual millennials in … Continue reading The Church and Millennials- Part 1
Every once and awhile a big question pops into my head. Sometimes I think about those questions and am completely focused on them. Sometimes I ignore the questions because I am just too busy. Other times I write the questions down and allow myself time to reflect and wrestle with them. I seem to have had a lot of questions lately. In fact, far more … Continue reading Twelve Questions on my Mind Today
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