CLERGY SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION. As one prepares for this journey of faith, it is helpful to keep in mind two…

PREPARATION FOR LEADERSHIP MEETING Each pastor briefly explains to their leadership council about the clergy meeting. In response to that…

FIRST STEP FOR A PASTOR OF A CHURCH Identify five or six other clergy that you think might also be…

History of Racism Most predominantly White churches would agree that the Gospel challenges the racism that is causing so much…

INVITING YOUR MEMBERSHIP TO ADDRESS RACISM CREATIVELY Over the next several blogs, I’m going to provide some practical steps for…

QUESTIONS CLERGY PONDER If a congregation beats up on a clergy, which part of grace do they not understand?If a…

INVITATION TO EXPERIMENT You are invited to participate in deep sharing and listening to the way the Spirit moves through…

LISTENING AS WAY THROUGH IDEOLOGICAL SPLITS The problem with our ideological splits today is that we have lost the capacity…

JOIN ME IN AN PUBLICATION EXPERIMENT In 2022, I released my third novel, Shock and Awe: A Church Recognizes Its…

 DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE CHURCH? Many early church theologians asserted that there is no salvation outside the church. An increasing number…

RACISM: YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A BYSTANDER Most people hearing this would consider racism as a horrible virus that…

Beatitudes and Racism  When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new set of challenges and…

DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES Was God a horrible planner and made a critical mistake in choosing a “no people to…

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

“What is at the heart of the practice of our whole faith,” asked Felicia. “Isn’t it that we are invited…

“What I was thinking was, “Urk said slowly, “what if we asked our members what they believed.” “You mean about…

A custodian entered the chapel cautiously. “You alright, mister. I was going to clean up in here, but I can…

Urk. Alled When God Calls Moses I m-m-ay not b-be a great preacher, but no one can say I’m not…

AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…

PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as we…