As I put in my last few minutes before officially starting a two week vacation, it seems a good idea to create a post updating you on where we are in our Transition Process at this time.
Here is the description of that: http://wp.me/P3etrg-ge
My place to communicate with the Nobleford congregation about the work
July 16, 2014
Church Dynamics, Link to Reflection article, STM Process Steps, Update Information, Transition Team Leave a comment
As I put in my last few minutes before officially starting a two week vacation, it seems a good idea to create a post updating you on where we are in our Transition Process at this time.
Here is the description of that: http://wp.me/P3etrg-ge
July 14, 2014
Church Dynamics, Link to Reflection article Article, boundaries, church, congregation, maturity, pastor, pastoral, Preaching, relationship, self-care, selfishness Leave a comment
“The pastor is called so serve God and his people, right?” the person said.
The pastor hesitantly responded with a “Yes.”
“Well then, when one of the people has a need, he should always be there to serve them, right?”
“No.”
At least that is my answer, and the answer of more and more pastors. We all will have our reasons…
Here is a link to the rest of part one of my fleshing this out: http://wp.me/P3etrg-gb
(the conversation above us a construct, not a quote)
July 12, 2014
Church Dynamics, Link to Reflection article anxiety, fear, health, Healthy Church, maturity, personal Leave a comment
Some questions and statements have me trying to think this through. What clues do I, as a pastor or a person, go by in my interactions with others by which I discern if the person is concerned about something in a healthy way, or is one of ‘the anxious.’
Here are my thoughts: http://wp.me/P3etrg-gk
July 11, 2014
My colleague and blog and internet buddy Paul VanderKlay, a CRC pastor in California and former missionary shared some thoughts I feel are worth sharing with you all:
July 7, 2014
Uncategorized Faith, growth, Preaching, relationship, spiritual, worship Leave a comment
I gave a brief description of aspects of this line of thought on Sunday evening, but here is a post that lays it out in written words. The idea is that too many people come to Sunday worship with their spiritual batteries too low for an effective recharge that can last a whole week. It is better that people come as wells of living water, not as dried up cisterns. How fair is it if the majority arrive dried out like that and then expect the worship leaders and pastors to ‘fill them to overflowing’? It is not.
Here is the post: http://wp.me/P3etrg-g6
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