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Since my spiritual formation class is so large (53 students) I’ve divided the class into groups so they can help each other. Each group will meet weekly at the end of class.  All semester, they will blog about their faith journeys. I’m hoping students will challenge one another to practice what they learn in class, especially…

A pastoral transition, no matter how smooth, leaves a huge communication gap.  That gap needs a bridge.  Increased communication functions as a bridge for a church in transition.  So, make sure your church is building bridges across the gap with regular updates during the transition. Roger Nicholson paints a clear picture of the need for open…

An older, church-going friend of mine has been bugging me to get my hands on a copy of The Shack for months. So, I finally set some time aside and read it this week. Although I would have taken a slightly different angle, William Young illuminated some of life’s greatest mysteries–from horrendous human loss to…

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