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Steve's Corner
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QUESTIONS CLERGY PONDER
September 28, 2022 | Steve
QUESTIONS CLERGY PONDER If a congregation beats up on a clergy, which part of grace do they not understand?If a…
AN EXPERIMENT IN LISTENING
September 23, 2022 | Steve
INVITATION TO EXPERIMENT You are invited to participate in deep sharing and listening to the way the Spirit moves through…
LEARNING HOW TO LISTEN
September 21, 2022 | Steve
LISTENING AS WAY THROUGH IDEOLOGICAL SPLITS The problem with our ideological splits today is that we have lost the capacity…
JOIN ME IN A NEW PUBLICATION EXPERIMENT
September 16, 2022 | Steve
JOIN ME IN AN PUBLICATION EXPERIMENT In 2022, I released my third novel, Shock and Awe: A Church Recognizes Its…
IS THE CHURCH NECESSARY
September 14, 2022 | Steve
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE CHURCH? Many early church theologians asserted that there is no salvation outside the church. An increasing number…
Beyond Feeling Like a Bystander
September 9, 2022 | Steve
RACISM: YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A BYSTANDER Most people hearing this would consider racism as a horrible virus that…
Be A Beatitude Church
September 7, 2022 | Steve
Beatitudes and Racism When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new set of challenges and…
DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES?
September 2, 2022 | Steve
DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES Was God a horrible planner and made a critical mistake in choosing a “no people to…
The Christian Foundation of Anti-Racism
August 31, 2022 | Steve
FAITH—SHAME—RACISM Unless you are hiding in a cave, you have watched and listened to this country respond to the issue…
LET MY PEOPLE GO (CONCLUSION)
August 26, 2022 | Steve
“What is at the heart of the practice of our whole faith,” asked Felicia. “Isn’t it that we are invited…
LET MY PEOPLE GO (Part 3)
August 24, 2022 | Steve
“What I was thinking was, “Urk said slowly, “what if we asked our members what they believed.” “You mean about…
Let My People Go (part 2)
August 19, 2022 | Steve
A custodian entered the chapel cautiously. “You alright, mister. I was going to clean up in here, but I can…
LET MY PEOPLE GO (#1)
August 17, 2022 | Steve
Urk. Alled When God Calls Moses I m-m-ay not b-be a great preacher, but no one can say I’m not…
GOD’S CALL (PART 2)
August 12, 2022 | Steve
AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…
PLAYING WITH GOD’S CALL
August 10, 2022 | Steve
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as we…
A LOCAL CHURCH ANTIRACISM AGENDA
August 5, 2022 | Steve
MINISTRY IS NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART Clergy are called to proclaim a Gospel that challenges many cultural…
LITURGY AS ANTIRACISM SPEECH
August 3, 2022 | Steve
TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
A Pastor’s guide to Nurturing Member’s Spirituality
July 29, 2022 | Steve
GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated…
How to listen in times of ideological splits
July 27, 2022 | Steve
HOW TO LISTEN The problem with our ideological splits today is that we have lost the capacity to listen to…
The Church’s Gift to Clergy
July 23, 2022 | Steve
BEING CALLED TO THE MINISTRY I was asked recently what advice I would give about the ministry to a 20…