How to submit to leaders and not hate it – 1st Corinthians 16:5-24, Part Two

In this final section of 1st Corinthians, Paul mentions a bunch of leaders that were familiar to the church in the city of Corinth.  At one point, he urges the church to submit to it’s leaders.  Submit is such an ugly word.  It has definitely been abused by many leaders.  As a leader in aContinue reading “How to submit to leaders and not hate it – 1st Corinthians 16:5-24, Part Two”

Race signs, Kids craft, Conference stuff – The Monday Messy Office Report – June 2, 2014

My tidy Friday office is mysteriously messy on Monday.  Here’s what I found this week: 1. Conference stuff – After having been away from the office Wednesday through Friday of last week at my denomination’s national conference, not only is my office messier than normal, I also have a bunch of conference stuff to addContinue reading “Race signs, Kids craft, Conference stuff – The Monday Messy Office Report – June 2, 2014”

Church is a business?

I ordered a book today.  One of my pastoral friends has highly recommended it, and it can’t come soon enough. Why? I get so freaking frustrated because I am running a business, the success of which is measured by numbers.  Those numbers are decreasing.  That gets me upset, even though I know that Jesus isContinue reading “Church is a business?”