Family Stuff

Five Ways to Welcome New Church Staff to Your Community… A How-to guide.

If you live in a community of any size, there is a decent probability that one of the churches will have hired …

Unless you have been living under a rock the last few months, you know there is an ongoing battle to defund Planned …

Youth ministry has changed in the last 15-20 years. For the most part, the days where the youthworkers mainly managed pizza parties …

Last week I attended the visitation for a friend that I wish I would have gotten to know more before Alzheimers did …

Everything you do online is, for the most part, permanent. Go back and re-read the previous sentence. People and companies are tracking …

Im many parts of America, you wouldn’t leave your front door unlocked at night. You also wouldn’t leave your keys in your …

On May 29 and 30, I will be at the INUMC MERGE Family Ministry Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. He will be presenting workshops …

There is some debate today about what the current value of Bible College/Seminary is in ministry positions, given some of the alternative …

This post originally appeared on the Author’s Personal Blog… A few years ago at a church sponsored event, I noticed several young …

This post originally appeared at the Author’s Personal Blog Finding yourself in a sea of crazy that leaves you feeling lost and …

This morning, a friend of mine posted a news story on Facebook about some urban farming happening in North St. Louis. The …

Its now four months since I left my last church staff position. Its been a roller coaster of opportunities and some letdowns …