I recently heard a pastor I respect very much say that church leaders who place a high value on progress are typically very poor at pastoral counseling. What he was saying made intuitive sense: people who have a bias for progress by definition look to the future. They enjoy dreaming, provoking, cajoling, and implementing. They Read the full article…
A few weeks ago, I spent two-and-a-half days with a group of United Methodist pastors sitting under the teaching of Robert Tuttle, a retired professor from, among other places, Asbury Seminary. Tuttle’s time in Wilmore came after I was a student there, so this was my first encounter with him. Tuttle is something of a Read the full article…
I admit that many times during the NFL season I lament having Sunday evening responsibilities at church. There are times when I wish I could simply lounge at home and watch the late afternoon game in its totality. Yesterday, I harbored some of those feelings as I made my way back to Good Shepherd to Read the full article…
Fashion Statement has taken me by surprise. Come to think of it, many of our series do. Some that I think will tread water end up surging with momentum. Others that I’m convince will launch us to new levels of ministry stay in holding pattern instead. Fashion Statement has been, blessedly, the former. I’m grateful Read the full article…
Hebrews 10:19-22 is a high point in Scripture: “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened up for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great high priest over the house of God, Read the full article…
