Over the last couple of weeks at Good Shepherd, we’ve seen what it means to be clay (play-dough, actually!) in the hands of an artist God and what it’s like to be a balloon in the hands of a stretching God. We’ve seen how it is that we are pieces of work. So this Sunday, Read the full article…
At Good Shepherd, we strive to be not only a large church but a deep church as well. Which means that in addition to reaching out to welcome new people to worship, we also want to grow the people who are already here into more mature, more faithful followers of Christ. That’s why we have Read the full article…
We have begun to think about much of the ministry at Good Shepherd in terms of making space. Here’s how it works: as a church we make space — other terms include “design experiences” or “craft environments” — in which the Holy Spirit can then move in powerful ways. What happens inside those spaces is Read the full article…
Some time ago, a friend looked me in the eye and said in all seriousness, without a touch of irony, “You know, my granddaughter may never know what a hymnal is.” And . . . ? Not to be flip, but my yet-to-be-born grandchildren will never know what a manual typewriter is. Nor a phone Read the full article…
Julie and I were away this weekend, enjoying a trip that all the pastors at Good Shepherd have received this summer, courtesy of what we call our Staff-Parish Relations Team. But back at the church, we showed this piece as a demonstration of the ways God stretches us into strength so that we might then Read the full article…
