Today I was pondering a moment when a well-meaning member of Central proudly said to a group of visitor’s last summer, “I hired him!” The language fascinates me because this is, in fact, the way that a good number of folks look at their pastors – they were “hired” and therefor are “employees.” This particular…
Category: Pastoring
We don’t do that any more
When you’ve been part of system where the default stance is to be in hostile conflict for a lengthy period of time, it tends to be bad for your soul. This is because the system sucks in you energy, hopes, and passion and gives back only bitterness, burnout, and anger. This is not a good…
Wii Fit, much fun…
For mother’s day, my wife wanted me to order a Wii Fit. It didn’t like having to make my wife wait a bit for the bulk of her mother’s day present – but she was generously patient and we picked up our pre-ordered Wii Fit on Wednesday this week. All I can say is, “This…
Signs of Life
One of the great struggles in pastoring a church that has been chronically shrinking is that people tend to want to focus on their struggles and frustrations than on trying to find ways to be faithful to our shared calling. This creates a vicious cycle which accelerates the very decay that is contributing to the…
Kingdom Collision Teaser
This fall Central Baptist will be presenting a series entitled, “Kingdom Collision.” This series will explore the political realities of Jesus’ day, and how Jesus’ ministry interacted with those realities. This is a “teaser,” look for more updates over at Central Baptist’s web-site in the coming months. I’ll also be blogging here as I develop…
