I love technology, and implementing technology wisely in worship. That being said, one of the points I always raise with pastors and lay-people who are interested in integrating technology into worship (usually through digital projection) is that it will fail – and they needed to be prepared for the contingency. Well, this past Sunday we…
Category: Pastoring
Living Forward
This morning I lead chapel at Riverview Estates. It’s a (mostly) Baptist retirement facility down by the Delaware River. There is a special connection between Riverview and Central Baptist, many of our members have lived, worked, or volunteered down there over the years (some have even done all three) so we feel that Riverview really…
An Unexpected use for user notes
I don’t like printing things. To me, printing out materials for something that is going to be used one time and then tossed away is a waste of both paper and ink – materials I don’t feel like spending a lot of money on. For all my antagonism towards printing, however, even I have to…
Summer Opportunity
I have an opportunity for folks who might be interested in learning how to integrate digital projection with their preaching or teaching. This August, I would love to work with four individuals in developing, writing, and presenting a sermon using a technique I call, “Sermon Painting.” Here’s what I’m thinking: Participants would meet 3 or…
How I use Accordance for my Sermons
A couple of weeks ago I was approached by Darin at Accordance to write a blog post on how I use this wonderful tool for my sermons. To be honest, I was a bit hesitant to accept the invitation. I consider myself neither a scholar nor an Accordance power user – and I figured I’d…
Eight Years
This past Sunday marked my eight year as the pastor of Central Baptist Church. A couple years ago Palmyra became the longest location in which I’ve lived since college, and its certainly the longest I’ve been part of a congregation! Ten years is usually the mark at which we’d naturally reflect, but I’m say, “The…
