Found Days

Last night our family went on a one night camping extravaganza with some families from our former church in Owen Sound.


Last night our family went on a one night camping extravaganza with some families from our former church in Owen Sound.

The latest edition of Leadership Journal arrived in my mailbox yesterday. In an article called “What’s Changing, What’s Not”, Dave Travis writes: “Senior pastors under 40 who are leading large churches all use social media… This is a radical shift in how we understand leadership. Fifteen years ago, pastors were wondering how they could be…

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…
Since when has worship become so dependent on technology? Luke and I recently mounted a new widescreen video projector in the church sanctuary. As with anything “do-it-yourself” project, there were some minor glitches. For example we had to adjust the mounted projector to fill the screen, we had to do some signal checks from different…

Ever since posting my “busy pastor” rant a few weeks ago I’ve been trying to slow down. I’m failing. Miserably.
After responding to Alanna’s blog comment I thought this song worthy of a post by itself. Sometimes John Mayer plays in our home. Not John Mayer (that would be cool), his songs. A few months ago I tuned in and actually listened to the lyrics of the song Walt Grace’s Submarine Test. It made me…

I’m in Kitchener for a two day denominational gathering. Here’s what’s happening: Hugh Halter, author of the Tangible Kingdom, is our keynote speaker. He is challenging us to think missionally and to dream about what the church might look like if the committed (those who follow Jesus) lived in a way that made a tangible…