Category: Vocation

Cross Sector Collaboration, Family, Leadership, Neighbor Love, Nonprofits, Social Sector, Stewardship, Vocation

Thoughts and Questions on this “World Water Day”

The theme and potential doomsday catastrophe of the second Daniel Craig “James Bond” film, “Quantum of Solace,” had everything to do with water.  Particularly, it focused on the challenges, need, and resource (scarcity/potential scarcity) of water.  Its kind of scary to think about how the next great conflict or war could well be fought over water rights and usage.  But when you take a step … Continue reading Thoughts and Questions on this “World Water Day”

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

Inviting and Invitation

Awhile back on this blog, I engaged in a series of posts and conversations about the ideas of being welcome and being sought. First, we considered implications of “All are Welcome.” Then, we considered “All are Sought.” I added some reflections on “Accompaniment,” and from there we broadened out the conversation for implications in congregations, and then added a few more thoughts.  Since the fall though … Continue reading Inviting and Invitation

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

This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that its time for me to share some links to things I have read, found interesting, and thought about over the past week.  This week’s topic categories are:  Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Vocation; Worship; and Miscellaneous.  I hope you enjoy these! Church and Ministry Thought & Practice Friend and pastor Frank Johnson shared … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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

Neighbor Love and the Cross

Every once and awhile I hear a sermon that I feel I need to share on my blog.  This past Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, I heard such a one by Pastor Dan Poffenberger.  To me, I heard a real connection between neighbor love and the cross, which was grounded in Luke 9:21-25.  Since this blog deals a lot with the theological idea of what … Continue reading Neighbor Love and the Cross

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

This Week’s Links

It’s Tuesday.  That means, as always that it’s time to share some of what I have been reading and found interesting with you over 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 Worship.  I entrust these to you now, and hope you enjoy them! … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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

This Week’s Links

It’s Tuesday.  That means that its time to share some of what I have read, found interesting and thought-provoking over the past week.  This week’s categories include:  Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship and Miscellaneous. I hope you enjoy these and entrust them to you now. Church and Ministry Thought & Practice Pastor Keith … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Daily Life, Neighbor Love, Theology, Vocation

Discourse: God Guides

It’s time to continue our conversation unpacking the snapshot of my personal theology, using the tools and guidance of the Discourse curriculum.  If you are new to the conversation, check out the introduction post to the series.  As has been the practice, I will share in the indented text below what I shared with the Discourse class.  Following that, I will offer further thoughts, wondering, … Continue reading Discourse: God Guides

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Daily Life, Leadership, Vocation

Leadership and Self-Awareness

It’s important to have self-awareness.  This is true in general, but especially in leadership.  If you aren’t a self-aware leader, you at the least, aren’t most fully who you can be.  At the worst, you are dangerous to yourself and others because you may not be fully aware of how you respond to certain challenges and experiences. Being self-aware is a life-long process.  And to … Continue reading Leadership and Self-Awareness

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Church, Family, Missional Church, Neighbor Love, Theology, Vocation

Some thoughts about being lost (from Luke 15)

This past Sunday I heard a sermon (which you can watch below) shared by Pastor Dan Poffenberger at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Minnesota.  He reflected on Luke 15, and its inclusion of three separate but very much connected parables.  They all have something to say about being “lost.”  What might this mean?  What particular questions come to mind when we hear these familiar words … Continue reading Some thoughts about being lost (from Luke 15)

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

This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that its time to share some of what I have been reading and thinking about over the past week with you.  This week I have links to things related to:  Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Stewardship; Worship and Miscellaneous.  I am really excited to share these with you this week, even more so than … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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