Archive for May, 2008
Launching a new church - How do we meet people?
Beyond the “So do you have a building where you will meet?” question, the number one question I have been getting lately as I tell folks I’m preparing to launch a new church is, “How will you gather people? Seriously? You are starting from scratch?” Yeah. I am starting from scratch, [...]
What to do when you have nothing to do.
I woke up this morning with 2 things on my calendar. 1) a Chiropractor appointment and 2) a visit with the estimator from the moving company. My entire daily agenda was accomplished by 10:30AM. My most recent season of life…this four years of seminary…has been an intense experience. It has been [...]
Teaching Gig at Wesley
I spent the day today (and will do the same tomorrow) facilitating a class on technology, multi-media and preaching at Wesley Seminary in Washington DC. It is a diverse group of DMin students with a wide variety of experience and opinions about the subject. I was actually quite honored to be invited to [...]
Back in Gettysburg…Graduation Day
After a long day in the car we are back in Gettysburg. The Baby Einstein Move & Go Music Mirror kept Zachary occupied for most of the trip, but I think we all have heard enough of the 3 classical music tunes that it plays… and we all know how to say our colors [...]
A Long Day
It was a long day of looking at houses, but I think we have some good possibilities. As we were driving around today a lot was going through my mind. While I was primarily focused on finding a place to live, it was impossible to separate the call to this new mission from [...]
In Charlotte…it begins.
Well, I am not here to stay…yet. Michelle and Zachary and I are in Charlotte for the next few days to look for a house. It will be interesting to see how the places we have been Virtual Touring online translate into actual bricks and mortar. We are nervous and excited. [...]
Missional Leadership Paper
My independent study this semester focused on Missional Leadership and here, if you are interested is my final paper. It is very much a work in progress…I mean it is done and turned in for the sake of my grade (I passed), but there are some obvious holes at this point. This is just one [...]
