This week’s hidden hero might just be my favorite of them all. (Well, until next week’s.) I love the arc of his story.  From failure to redemption. From problem to purpose. From Pamphylia to Proclamation. To see what all that means, Sunday.8:30.  10.  11:30.

Although I have lived in and around Charlotte for a quarter century, there are still some typically Charlottean things that I have never done. Some fall into the category of “not yet.”  Others, “never will.” I’ll let you try to figure out which is which. Here they are: Checked a book out of the Billy Read the full article…

If you are a United Methodist pastor today, it’s because you survived the Board Of Ordained Ministry yesterday. Each of the Annual Conferences (Good Shepherd is in the Western North Carolina Annual Conference) selects its Board to evaluate, test, interview, and ultimately decide upon candidates for ordination.  Back when I was going through this particular Read the full article…

In case you weren’t able to be in worship on Sunday and didn’t see yesterday’s blog-with-video, here is an architectural fly though of what’s coming to Good Shepherd at Moss Road: And then here are the most Frequently Asked Questions about the project and the Beyond Campaign that will support it. What is the purpose Read the full article…

So yesterday was both a sermon and a major, mega church announcement. Gospel proclamation and congregational reveal all in one place. The first part of the message — in which I tried to imagine what it was like to be the unsuspecting Archippus and to hear his name read out loud at the Colossian church Read the full article…