Living and Teaching Stories Rooted in the Mission of God
Having studied and now served/lived among a missional church community, I am seeing more and more the unique role leadership plays in this model of ministry. Initiating the paradigm of flat leadership (as apposed to hierarchal), these aren’t easy waters to navigate. In fact, in an attempt cultivate an ethos of shared leadership, the lines …
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I’m currently working on a project that draws lines of connection between St. Patrick of Ireland, Celtic Christianity and New Monasticism. It has been a fascinating study, but when I came across this Celtic prayer I couldn’t help but pass the word. The Celtic Christians would create “everyday prayers” that created a space to acknowledge …
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Embacing silence is an art. In fact, it is a lost art for many. How many of us can embrace or even enjoy the silence in a conversation that has run dry of relevant topics? Do we turn the radio on as soon as we sit in our car? How about exercising with an iPod? …
It’s been a week since my last post and it wouldn’t make sense for me to jump back in without processing a bit of the past week. After all, blogging is as much a devotional time for me as it is a writing discipline. My wife and I lost both of our last two remaining …
10+ years ago I saw an incredibly attractive woman standing in the popcorn line at the movie theater. Four years later that same woman became my wife and six years after that she became the mother of our baby girl, Ruby. Today is Valentine’s Day, yet I write this in a small hotel room on …
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