pastoring

Getting rid of the noise

I talked recently to a friend who’s planted and grown a well-known church. He told me that one of the smartest things they did was to not read a lot of

Navigating the church in a perfect storm

My first column in ChristianWeek is up: This is not the easiest time to be a Christian leader. Three realities have converged to make this a perfect storm for the Church in Canada…

Pastor and plumber if necessary

Another quote from Gilead. I’m guessing most pastors can relate: A woman in my flock called just after breakfast and asked me to come to her house. She is elderly, recently a

Crazy or prophet? Hard to say.

I had a strange voicemail when I arrived at work yesterday. He didn’t leave his name, but he said he didn’t like churches set up like businesses with voicemail and fancy