As part of my role, I meet regularly with leaders from other denominations who are also interested in church health. We talk about the state of the church, trends, new ideas, and what we are learning. It’s always a very helpful conversation. At our last meeting we talked about what …
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There are lots of words that have “baggage” attached to them. There are words that we have complicated relationships with. There are even words we try to avoid using or applying to ourselves. “Help” is one of those words. For some reason, we tend to resist admitting we need help, …
Reflecting on multiculturalism in the body of Christ is refreshing to the soul and satisfying to the spirit. It ignites imagery of harmony in the body of Christ where different parts perform crucial but unique functions to ensure a healthy functioning church. As the Bible says in 1st Corinthians chapter …
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Of course, it has always been kind of easy to start a fight in the church, even if you don’t mean to. I remember sitting with the board of a church and talking about the church as a family. One man strenuously objected and said, “No, it’s a body.” He …
The following needs to be said. It is long overdue, and I apologize for that. Thank you pastors. This has been a long weird season, and you have had to servant lead through it even though there really wasn’t a “Get Through the Pandemic” class. It has felt like a …
The church I grew up in is turning 100 years old. I have been seeing letters and Facebook posts, pictures, and videos celebrating this milestone, and it’s been nice because I liked my church when I was growing up. It was a good place. I have been thinking about the …
I am listening to a podcast from Christianity Today called The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill. This blog isn’t about promoting the podcast but sharing a quote from it that has rattled around in my brain for a couple of days. Paul David Tripp is an author, counsellor, and …
Let me start with a quote. It’s from five to ten years ago. I am not sure who originally said it. Ready? “I will never watch church on a screen.” Remember that? Yet here we are, and most of you have probably watched church on a screen. Now to be …
For the most of my adult life I have lived at least two provinces away from my folks, so, like any good son, I check in with them at least every couple of weeks. Back in olden times, those check-ins were full conversations with lots of stories and catching up, …
A lot of things are still up in the air in terms of making plans, what’s going on with the pandemic, and what “normal” will be. There is a wide variety of responses to whatever is next which includes everything from “I can’t wait to get back to…” to “It …
