The phenomenon called “monthly meetings” has always fascinated me. Perhaps they make sense in a professional organization, but I can’t think of a worse model for a volunteer organization (such as a Church). I’d much rather do away with meetings and replace them with continuous on-line conversations – centered around specific tasks.
Tag: Pastoring
Getting Away
This comic is based on an actual exchange I heard during a church meeting while I was in Seminary. It gave me a headache.
Sign Ups
There is a bad trend, in every type of church, which sees the Christian faith as a product from the “comfort industry.” People want to have their egos stroked, contribute some money, and then be left alone. Community, however, requires that we all find ways to serve. It doesn’t emerge when people are simply sitting…
Affirmation
Pastors sometimes like to project that we are “with it” at all times. Our message is seriously important, and so we feel that we need to look 100% holy and competent to assure it’s proclamation. The truth is that pastors, like all people, are mixed bag. At any given time I’m all the things mentioned…
Wezlo, Wezlo
I’m preaching on Luke 10:38-42 this morning. It’s convicting. I actually don’t think the question is so much, “How many of us need to hear this?” Rather, I think it’s, “How many of us are willing to change when we DO hear it?”
As for the rest
Sorry I missed yesterday, I’ve hit a bug in ToonPaint, so the comic I had done wasn’t rendering. I decided to heed the message of comic, rather than bang my head trying to fix a bug. I don’t know when the bug will be fixed, we’ll see what I can do in the meantime.
