As a person in seminary and working at a church I view myself as a leader. It would be weird to me for someone to be pursuing a job in church ministry without first being a leader. Everything a pastor does is about leadership. Obviously leadership within the church is something I think about often. [...]

MuteMath is one of my favorite bands. They make for great study music because they’re a jam band that somehow became mainstream. I became a fan in college while studying for exams because I felt like I could study harder and faster while listening to them. In many ways they are almost the anti-thesis of [...]

I got an email last Monday from a couple who attend (most often) our 11am service at Sunset. It was in response to the acoustic weekend I helped lead on June 7th (I have received permission to post their email). Hi Tyler- First of all I want to express my appreciation as to how the [...]

I’m not really a hockey fan but that game 7 last night was pretty sweet. I was rooting for the Penguins because I grew up in Minnesota, and as North Stars fan, I hated the Red Wings. Scott’s memorial service last Saturday was a beautiful thing. A great tribute to his life. Here is a [...]

I read this by Don Miller earlier this week and it just resonated with me in a deep way. When I had a few moments to talk with him at Wildhorse in March we talked about this very thing and he shared some similar thoughts. When the recent political season came around, and I said [...]

You know what I’m talking about right? At the end of a small group or before a church service, everyone gets together in a circle holding hands. One person starts and then you go all the way around the circle until the last person finishes the prayer with a somewhat resounding “amen” from the group. [...]