Five Things You Should Know About the WCA
Since August of last year, some 1,200 clergy and laypersons have become invested in a renewal organization within the United Methodist Church called the Wesleyan Covenant Association. The WCA garnered
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Pastors, people, and social media
We’ve been on social media a long time now. We’ve watched it go through that “terrible twos” stage when people thought it reasonable to post personal disagreements with family members
Why I Will Go To Church On Christmas
Watch for it: a plethora of opinions will be published this month both in support and in defiance of churches holding “church” on Christmas day. Because Christmas happens to be
Making Peace (and progress) With the Mess that is Us
Funny, how we humans think. We assume we’re the only people in the world who have the kind of psychotic, illogical thoughts we have. We say, “If people could hear
Developing Givers in the Kingdom of God
Before I was a pastor, I was a development director for a local non-profit. I learned on the job how to develop funds for an agency with a very focused
Six Ways to Communicate Like an Adult
I believe healthy communication is the key to growing a healthy, mature community. Good communication is also the best weapon against the enemy of our souls. And good communication proves
If your heart is as my heart … (my video message at WCA)
The inaugural event of the Wesleyan Covenant Association was thick with the Spirit, by all accounts. I was there by video only, due to speaking commitments made long before the
Spin, excuses and denial (or, What pride sounds like)
“This is the crisis we’re in: God-light streamed into the world, but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness. They went for the darkness because they were not really
Jesus is a friend of sinners (and Jesus is a friend of mine).
I’m thinking about a first-century gathering. Jesus is at somebody’s house and he is laughing. It is a deep belly laugh. Someone has just said something (maybe about the irony
Is your spiritual life a system or a pile of parts?
Confession: My life and ministry have suffered greatly for lack of working systems. My problem is not laziness or lack of passion. Pretty much, I like just about every idea
Holiness and the African UMC: An open letter to the U.S. Church
I have stated in other posts (here and here) that it has taken me a while to understand exactly how to posture myself within the current United Methodist Church. While at
“Mama, can boys be preachers, too?”
One day as we were driving, my daughter called out this question from the back seat. “Mama, can boys be preachers, too?” She was five years old at the time
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