pastoring

I want to back down a little from my previous post. The phone isn’t really the problem. The problem runs much deeper. Relationships are the key to effective ministry, and that is

I have a love-hate relationship with my office phone. That’s not true. I hate it. Somebody somewhere has flipped a switch, and I’m getting more calls than ever. It’s driving

From Ron Martoia: Be real, be deep, get curious about the new thing God might do, listen, and ask great questions, be a life long learner, let spiritual formation be your main event,

Charlene asked me today if I had any feedback on my sermon. I groaned. It was one of those Sundays that my brain wasn’t quite working as well as I had hoped.

The age of preachers is over. The age of communicators has begun. (Haddon Robinson) I think Haddon’s talking about style here, and I think he’s right.