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Connecting Churches with the People Who Need Them Most
From Tyler: Today’s post is from a great friend of mine, Ross Gale. Ross and I have been friends since we were teenagers. We used to play ping pong with our shirts off, because when you play like we do, you get sweaty. Surprising no one, we’re still just as immature today. Truth be told,…
Death as a Communal Event
The past few weeks my life has brushed up against life and death in its most acute form. Today I want to share some thoughts that have motivated me to continue pursuing people despite the internal grief I have over losses in and around my family. Death is often ignored in our culture, even among…
Becoming a Pastor is Not a Title to Wear
As most of you know, Rose and I transitioned to a new home and new place of ministry a few months ago. And needless to say, the past few months have been hard. They’ve brought on unique challenges (and opportunities)—the kind of challenges we have limited experience of dealing with. I sense myself waging the…
The Four Benefits of a Small Church
Before moving earlier this month I had been serving at what most people would consider to be a large church. The weekend attendance of this church was usually around 1,500, sometimes larger. Today I find myself serving at a church where the weekend attendance is closer to 250. Needless to say, this has been a…
The First Step Needed
Each of us has wounds from the past. Some show directly on our exterior, others we’ve gotten good at hiding, even hiding them from ourselves so we can try to forget them. The sad reality is that many of us even have scars from the bride of Christ, the church. I know I do. I…