Praying for change

I’m ready for change. So, beginning tomorrow, I’m going to pray to that end.


I’m ready for change. So, beginning tomorrow, I’m going to pray to that end.

It’s been an exceptionally busy week. Here’s what I’ve been doing: I taught 3 Bible College classes I attended an EMCC pastor’s retreat (all day Tuesday and most of Wednesday) I drove 2.5 hours south, just to have an exploratory chat with someone about a PhD program. I slept away from home 2 nights I’m…
Elijah is my 3-year-old.

I want to empower people. Not delegate my unwanted tasks to them. In other news, click here for a great article on what the term ‘missional’ means

Clergy burn out. I starting to wonder what’s going on. I don’t want to be a burn-out stat so here’s a few commitments: 1. Embrace Further Education – It’s easy to regurgitate information and rely on past successes. Especially when you’re preaching almost every week. That’s why I’m hoping to take a week long course…
I’m excited. Tonight I head back to the classroom. I’ve reduced my course load from the usual (2 courses per semester) to one. I lightened my teaching load so I could take on the interim lead role at HMC. I’ve had a lot of fun this summer but I’m eager to get back to having…

A couple of weeks ago I announced that I was going to start praying for change. What I didn’t say was that I invited the rest of our staff team to join with me. And since my invitation, we’ve met three times. We spend 1/2 hour talking openly about the transition and 1/2 hour praying…