Author: Steve

  • December 8, 2021
    Making Peace in a Racist Society Get together with two or three other pastors and let forced writing in a…

  • December 3, 2021
    Listening to God’s Spirit in a Congregation There are some theological assumptions undergirding this idea. First that the church is…

  • November 26, 2021
    A Guide for a personal Moral Inventory In our struggle to address racism, there are some parallels with the first…

  • November 19, 2021
    YOU CAN DRIFT OR PLAN Because of the constant demand on our time, it is easy to fall into the…

  • November 17, 2021
    YOU HEAR THE CALL OF GOD  How shall you respond? God, I can’t afford to give up the security of…

  • November 12, 2021
    THE PROMISED LAND (AKA—KINGDOM COME) A vision that inspires and builds courage                 For Israel in the wilderness it was…

  • November 10, 2021
    HOW DO YOU DISCUSS RACE IN MIXED COMPANY Ok, so you’ve taken a significant step in establishing a connection with…

  • November 5, 2021
    FAITH—SHAME—RACISM Unless you are hiding in a cave, you have watched and listened to this country respond to the issue…

  • November 3, 2021
    First, imagine how your members would respond to the following questionaire, then send it out and see, summarize it and…

  • October 29, 2021
    As a beginning, take a very brief time to identify words or phrases describing the difficulty of a church community…