Last week my friend and co-worker Janet spoke to a college class of worship leaders. She went to speak on the importance and value of team in church ministry. Obviously part of team means creating and building trust among the team members. We both discussed this back and forth for a while. I’ve always known…
How Do You Come to Faith?
I heard a well-known pastor during his sermon say that faith only comes through hearing God’s Word. In a way he was justifying his long messages in the statement. So I ask you… Does faith come only through hearing God’s Word? (I think of God’s Word here as either reading the Bible or listening to…
Fortuitous Bouncing
Yep…it’s a rough year to be a Vikings fan. One of the running backs for the Oregon Ducks plead guilty to one count of assault last summer. That same running back has a great chance, according to the experts, to win the Heisman trophy (the highest individual honor in college football). Does anyone else have…
Maybe We Are to Blame
In conversations I have with friends disconnected from the church, I often hear about how Christianity hates gays. I’m not saying this is true, but clearly it is the perception. Recently the mistreatment and bullying of homosexual men and boys has been in the spotlight of the news, especially since their mistreatment has led to…
Who's Teaching?
To some of you this might read a bit like a rant. During this season of life at my church the senior pastor has been put on administrative leave while a team from our denomination can make some decisions as a 3rd party. This has left a major hole in our teaching schedule, because the…
Fortuitous Bouncing
The Oregon Ducks football team is a big deal around here. Kind of sad to me how over the summer they made more news than any team for off the field arrests and suspensions. All that gets forgotten far too quickly once they start winning. You should have heard the scream when I asked the…