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…
Happy Birthday to my favorite person in the whole world. No, not me; Erika. Last night we laid in bed reminiscing about when we first met. I think God had something to do with it. We were both raised by parents who spent a lot of time reminding us that we the greatest thing since…
This morning we sang the song “Lay it down” during two of our worship services. The words of that song resonate deeply with the questions I’m currently asking: questions like, “Who am I?”, “Where is God calling me?”, and “What is God asking of me?” Personal recognition and ambition often get in the way of…
I’m ready for change. So, beginning tomorrow, I’m going to pray to that end. I’ve got some attitudes and ambitions that need to die. And I’ve got questions: questions about ideas that are in my head. Sometimes I see things that others might not; not “I-see-dead-people” kind of things but “what-could-the-future-look-like-if…” kind of things. Lately…
I’ve been invited to present a seminar at a missional church conference this weekend in Guelph. It’s being put on by the United Brethren Church in Canada. I spent the first twenty years of my life learning from the leaders and servants in that tribe. Needless to say, I’m feeling a bit sentimental. I’m co-presenting…
Last Sunday morning I preached for 30-40 minutes, casting a vision and laying out a strategy for accomplishing our congregational mission. Tomorrow we begin our fall sermon series. Today, I’m stoked and here’s why: 1. In the past two weeks, it has felt like we’ve left our church moorings and set sail. There is a…
My family spent our labour day in Owen Sound hanging out with longtime friends. While we were waiting to eat, I chatted with someone who was part of the Owen Sound church I pastored. After some informal chit-chat, she made a bold statement. She said, “You were way ahead of your time. You saw things…
For those who don’t follow my wife’s blog, you may not know our big news: we’ve decided to homeschool. In typical ‘Jason & Erika style’, we made a snap decision last week. It came after years of conversation about whether the public system was an ideal learning environment for our children. Last week, we knew…
Today marks the end of birthday week at our house. It’s a week of festivities and fun that begins with my daughter’s birthday and ends with my son’s. They were born seven days apart (in different years, of course). On Shawna’s birthday we spent the day hanging out, playing and reading. Today is very similar…
It feels strange watching my wife play our shooting gallery wii game while I edit this blog post. It feels even weirder knowing that she got a bronze medal and I didn’t. In other news, it was our daughter’s 8th birthday today. Erika spent it downstairs slaving away on business related work. I, on the…