I’ve got several friends who are either getting ready to move on to a new pastoral calling, or have recently started at a new congregation (Hi Chris!). This led me to think about the nature of a congregation’s interim period, as well as my own introduction into life at Central Baptist. Sometime during my revery…
Tag: Pastoring
What a Day
Today my family had an unexpected turn of events. We were called upon to care for the children of a couple from our church community due to illness. It was our pleasure to do it. Yes it did create a good deal of stress in our household once everyone got home from school, but life…
September Almost Over..
This year I came to the conclusion that September was nothing more than “one long Monday.” I try to prepare for the coming fall over the course of the entire summer, and I do reasonably well. I know that many of the people I minister with try the same and they do reasonably well. The…
I shouldn’t have called…
Yes, I know that – but I’m tired. I’m getting ahead of myself, let’s step back. Two weeks ago we were outside for worship. It was hot, but it was also extremely humid so that the basement wasn’t an option. Not more than five minutes before worship began a gentlman came up to me wanting…
When church rivalry goes violent
There are times when being a public figure like a pastor scare the bejeebers out of me. Living next to the church building leads to some interesting knocks on the door (like when I opened the door with to find a man holding both hands behind his back and asking, “Is the pastor home?”) –…
