How much better is this than a group of people standing up and giving their “mission trip report”? Thanks to the heroes of Good Shepherd and to Joe Jackson for his video production. Enjoy this while I’m in Austin.
How much better is this than a group of people standing up and giving their “mission trip report”? Thanks to the heroes of Good Shepherd and to Joe Jackson for his video production. Enjoy this while I’m in Austin.
I am taking a sad trip this morning. I’m flying to Austin, Texas so that I can preside at the funeral of my nephew, Christopher Davis. Christopher was only 32 and was struck by a car while riding his bicycle early Sunday morning. He died on the way to the hospital. You can read his Read the full article…
Twice last week I posted on the influence of Chip and Dan Heath’s Made To Stick on how we do ministry and communication at Good Shepherd. You can read about it here and here. Those posts talked about how effective communication is both simple and unexpected. And it is also concrete. Which means that good Read the full article…
I spent part of Saturday at the work site for the home Good Shepherd is building with Habitat For Humanity. About 25 people from the church, as well as some new friends from Selwyn Presbyterian Church, braved uncomfortable weather and uncertain gasoline supplies to help frame the house. Here’s what some of us looked like:And Read the full article…
Through the years, I’ve agonized over situations that might affect church attendance on Sundays. Of course, the vast majority of these are things over which I have no control. Things like: Good weather — Nice conditions mean people will go either to the beach or the mountains for the weekend. Bad weather — Heavy rain, Read the full article…
