The Third Service Question – When Is It Time?
The chairs will tell you when you’re full. They won’t tell you what to do about it.
New post on the real factors behind adding a service – culture, staffing, and mission, not just math.
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The Chaplaincy Trap
The Outward Turn · Part One If your church ceased to exist tomorrow, would anyone outside your congregation know it was gone? Sit with that question for a moment before you answer it. Not the people on your roster. Not the families who would miss Sunday morning. Not the pastor whose livelihood depends on the…
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The Long Walk Through Grief
Grief doesn’t end at the funeral. That’s the part nobody prepares you for. There’s a day when everything breaks open – the phone call, the hospital room, the empty chair, the lowered casket. The moment it all gets real. The moment time fractures and nothing quite holds the same weight anymore. But that isn’t the…
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What My Chickens Are Teaching Me This Season
If you would have told me ten years ago that I’d live on 13 acres with about twenty chickens and a substantial garden, I would likely have laughed in your face. But here we are. And I’m loving it. But I will tell you that life on a farm, even a mini farm, isn’t for…
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I Don’t Workout To Look Good
It’s no secret I spend a lot of time in the gym.Sometimes it’s the one in my garage. Sometimes it’s the one down the road from work. Either way, my feet hit the floor at 4:00 a.m. Most mornings I’m out the driveway by 4:07. Long before the rest of my family even thinks about…
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3 Steps to Break Through Your Midweek Slump
Wednesdays can suck. You start the week fired up, but by midweek your energy tanks, motivation fades, and your goals feel far away. If that sounds like you, you’re not alone and there’s a way to fix it. First, get real about your why. If your reason for chasing your goals isn’t clear and meaningful,…
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Why Most People Quit on the New Year by January 15 and How Not to Be One of Them
If you want this year to be different, stop overcomplicating change. These three simple habits help you build momentum without burning out or quitting.
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Letting Go
Life isn’t a continuous accumulation of people, experiences, and things. Sometimes, the most powerful and transformative act you can perform is to let go. It’s time to embrace the unapologetic power of letting things go, and do it without hesitation or regret. Clinging to what no longer serves you isn’t strength; it’s the very anchor…
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Change
There are two kinds of people in the world, and the title of this post revealed both sides. When you think of changes to something about which you’re passionate, you either get super excited or fight it with all your might. Which are you? Admittedly, there are some gradients here. Some are like I’m in!…
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What Don’t You Know?
There’s an old saying you don’t know what you don’t know. And man is that ever true! I have to be honest there are likely more things that I miss in life than I even realize because I take so many things for granted! Today I was setting out some logo apparel at the church…
