Today I’m headed to a first-of-its-kind conference. It’s a meeting of the pastors of the 100 largest United Methodist Churches in the United States. There are over 34,000 UMCs in our country, and Good Shepherd is one of the top 100 in terms of average Sunday attendance. I was pretty psyched (an 80s word, I Read the full article…
. . . I’m on my way to Nashville, Tennessee, where my wife Julie and I are taking our daughter Taylor back to college at Vanderbilt University. Taylor will be a sophomore there. Yes, I’m proud she was even accepted at Vandy. And yes, I’m proud that she made the Dean’s List both semesters as Read the full article…
Thrive Alive has been really good. All summer. We had about 400 people at the first one in RiverGate, 200 or so at the second one at PlazaFiesta, and then 300 at Winget Park. So this Saturday will be the best one of all. On the Good Shepherd Lawn. Inflatables. Food. Friends. Kids. Music. More Read the full article…
I am blessed. That might be an odd first sentence for a post with the title “Addiction Epidemic,” but it’s true. It’s true because people trust me with some of the most serious areas of their lives. That’s quite an honor. And the thing that keeps coming into my office is . . . addiction. Read the full article…
We have an interesting bunch of pastors and leaders at Good Shepherd. You can see their pictures and read their bios here. Leading a group like this is full of the same kinds of highs and lows you experience with any family. Moments of great inspiration are often followed by times of abject desperation. But Read the full article…
