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Ministry

Authenticity and Hypocrisy from the “Pulpit”

As a pastor, I try to be authentic and transparent to people in our community.  I’m generally fine with admitting mistakes, confessing sin, and telling people I’m still a work in progress.  But, what if I don’t want to be completely transparent?  What if I’m going through a rough season (or even a rough morning)?  [...]

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Business Enterprise and Ministry

I’m wrestling with some different ideas for business ventures and thinking about how they mix with my role as a pastor.
First, a couple of things you should know. Over the past 5 years or so, I’ve become convinced that I want to be engaged in “bi-vocational” ministry. One reason is that this approach to ministry [...]

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Tears in Worship

I don’t cry easily.  I’m tempted to give a (nervous) chuckle and say it’s a ‘man thing.’  But, of course, we both know that’s not the whole of it.  Perhaps in another blog post I can explore all the reasons, but this much I know:  somewhere I bought into the lie that emotions are a [...]

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