Gener8 reflections

Gener8 is now over and it was a powerful experience for me.


Gener8 is now over and it was a powerful experience for me.

Last night our family went on a one night camping extravaganza with some families from our former church in Owen Sound. We arrived yesterday after supper and planned to stay until this evening. That was before it rained. The drops started falling around midnight and it was still pouring when we awoke this morning. By…

I’m starting a new sermon series tomorrow. It’s entitled Formation @ Home. As a practical application of the message I’d like to invite you on a one week meditation and study exercise. Let’s read a few verses each day then post our experiences/responses to what we’ve learned in the passage. Monday – Matt. 5:1-12 Tuesday…

Church conflict. It’s something every pastor and congregational leader experiences and should know how to handle. Unfortunately, most church authorities avoid or ignore it. During leadership transitions conflict surfaces. Sometimes it’s subtle; other times it’s explosive. It can happen in an all-of-a-sudden explosion; or it can ooze out slowly after years of bubbling beneath the…

Is our Gospel too small? That’s the question of the day. As an attendee at the EMCC pastor’s retreat, today I’ve been part of an ongoing discussion about the Gospel. Two things that have been running through my mind: 1. Neat, modernist Gospel packages (ie. the wordless book, the 4 spiritual laws…) may have been…

Yesterday I preached my “relevant church” message. Thanks to those of you who responded to my last blog post (by posting or by emailing me directly). It shaped what I said. Thanks also to those of you who emailed me or chatted with me after the morning service. Some liked it, some didn’t. Sermon enjoyment…

I’ve been thinking a lot about the resurrection these days. It’s partly because it’s the Easter season and partly because I’m preaching on the resurrection this Sunday. As a preparatory exercise I’ve been asking various people what they think ‘resurrection’ means. The responses have been all over the map. Not only is there confusion about…