This post is not likely to make me many friends in United Methodism. But here goes: the current mantra in UMC circles of "clergy self-care" has moved from concern to caricature to idol. Over the last couple of years in my Annual Conference, we have heard lectures,...
As the Student Ministry Team was away at a conference this past weekend, other staffers and volunteers led BigHouse on Sunday night.It was another example of the recent staff mantra: the most important thing about your job is not your job. It's helping this be the...
I admit that many times during the NFL season I lament having Sunday evening responsibilities at church.There are times when I wish I could simply lounge at home and watch the late afternoon game in its totality.Yesterday, I harbored some of those feelings as I made...
Sometimes ministry is like running a marathon.Slow, plodding, relentless. These are the weeks in which a pastor can devote time to relationship building and long term planning. Last week was a marathon week for me.But then there are other times in which ministry is...
Most of us preachers are keenly aware of what we want God to do through us.Usually, that involves things like growing a bigger, better church, one that prevails agaist the current culture of decline and advances the kingdom of God.I'm OK with God doing something like...
As a lot of you know, Colin Cowherd is far and away my favorite radio personality. He is smart, funny, and provocative.And he is also defiantly non-religious.So he'd be surprised that I title a post after his own theology.But I do so because almost every day Cowherd...