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Three Stubborn Obstacles that Keep Your Congregation Stuck
Three Stubborn Obstacles that Keep Your Congregation Stuck There are three stubborn obstacles that keep your congregation stuck. These barriers to renewal reinforce patterns of decline. Not only that, but these barriers also prevent congregations from moving...
Minority Rules
Minority Rules The minority, not the majority, rules. You may think that because we live in a democracy, and like to give everyone voice and vote, to make sure that everyone has a seat at the table, that the majority would rule. You would be wrong. The minority...
Beyond the Hands and Feet of Christ
Beyond the Hands and Feet of Christ A recent pastoral prayer I heard reminded me that it’s time to up your prayer game beyond praying to be the hands and feet of Christ. Longing to be a mere appendage of Christ is aiming too low. Rather than being the hands and...
What My First Marriage Taught Me About Acceptance
What My First Marriage Taught Me About Acceptance Even though we weren’t married long, my first marriage taught me about acceptance. Doug, my first husband, was a smart, funny, kind person; a man of deep faith, and a lawyer by training. He had a heart of gold....
Do You Have the Faith of a Mailman?
Do You Have the Faith of a Mailman? While I’m happily married now, and have been for almost 20 years, I fielded all sorts of unusual questions when I was a single pastor, and dating. One in particular sticks in my mind. “Do you think I’m an apostle?" Do I think...
Women, Leadership, and the B-Word
Women, Leadership, and the B-Word When a male leader is direct or decisive, he’s often known by a C-word: Confident. Competent. Charismatic. He’s prized as a strong, natural leader. Women in leadership, however, are often stuck with a less desirable word. With less...
