pastoring

Fresh starts

I was part of two fresh starts yesterday. In the morning, we introduced someone we’re hoping to bring on as a part-time pastor at Richview. It was exciting to see people meet

Reflections

I spent some time this week getting ready for the new ministry season. I usually like to do this earlier, but I’ve been away a lot this summer. Better late than never.

Sad day

In 1998, I left a church and moved to Richview. Within a couple of years, the old church called a pastor, a casual acquaintance of mine. Today, that pastor resigned due to an

Vanity link

My article in Preaching magazine is about to come out. Here’s a teaser (scroll down to the preview of the September-October issue): In “Confessions of a Sermon Thief,” Darryl Dash shares his

Pastors and courage

Andy Stanley from Preaching magazine: Speaking from my limited view I feel like so much of the problem with pastors is they are just scared to death. They’re scared of their people,