I had a first in ministry today. A cat as a visitor to the congregation. The church I am serving is across the street from a home with several kids and a few cats. Often when I come on Sunday morning, there is a black and white cat that roams …
The other day, I posted an announcement about serving at Bloomingdale Friends church for the remainder of 2017 as their Transitional Pastor. I want to follow that up by writing a little about what a transitional pastor is (and isn’t). If you really want to dig into what the position …
So a former southern baptist youth pastor who works for a non-denominational parachurch ministry walks into a Quaker Church… This is not …
It all starts with a young coal miner named John Kuhnert. He had a young family at home, and not a lot …
If you have been in ministry any length of time, you may have heard the phrase “missions begins at home”. That is …
My latest newsletter is out. You can read it Here. Please take a moment and pray for the ministry. Thank you. Like …
If you live in a community of any size, there is a decent probability that one of the churches will have hired …
In response to request from some ministry friends, I am going back and publishing audio and PDF notes from messages I’ve given …
On April 20, 1999. Things changed. Not everyone that day knew just exactly how wide ranging those changes would be, but there …
In 2007 and early 2008, I had a crazy idea to start a ministry blog. I never imagined it would lead me …
This weekend is the “reboot” of Simply Youth Ministry Conference in Chicago. Whether this is your first time here or you are …
This weekend, thousands of youth workers will descend on Chicago. Pray that youth workers will be refreshed, retooled, and recentered on Jesus …