Conversations and Community The story of race in this country can be told on a national level and include the…

I’m in Guatemala with my family. HOPE ALLL OF YOU HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS THE CHURCH NEEDS YOUR MINISTRY: WE’VE…

BEING CREATIVE WITH CRISIS There is a creative way to move beyond crisis and regain your power to make choices…

I was asked recently what advice I would give about the ministry to a 20 year old version of myself.…

LOSS OF TRUST THAT BINDS US Consider what is happening in our society. In recent years, almost every major institution…

Making Peace in a Racist Society Get together with two or three other pastors and let forced writing in a…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Consider the results if you sent out to your membership the version of Romans 12 that I’ve prepared and pasted…

BEATITUDES, THE CHURCH, AND 100 WORD STRATEGY Let me demonstrate the use of a 100-Word discipline as a way to…

MINISTRY IS NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART                 Clergy are called to proclaim a Gospel that challenges many cultural…

EXCUSES, EXCUSES As I continue to explore the wilderness experience as a template for how we should address racism in…

Most predominantly White churches would agree that the Gospel challenges the racism that is causing so much tension in our…