My family and I were on vacation this weekend (some SoCal beach time.) Â I realized that this was the first ‘legit’ vacation that we’ve taken in 4 years. Â ‘Legit’ meaning that we didn’t gig or do some type of ministry tied to the vacation…so nice! Â Pam and I also had a few days alone, conveniently …
“Is this what Jesus told you guys to do?” A question that I believe all church leaders should consistently ask themselves. Â Buzzwords like ‘relevant’ and ‘authentic’ sound-off frequently in many church planning and staff meetings, but are we? Â Beyond that, is our form and function connecting with people in their real life world? These are …
I really appreciate Rory’s experience and dedication to ministry. He does articulate some very insightful things relating to working and serving as an artist within the church. His perspectives are rich because he has worked with many different artists, and done more than just music in the church. There were a couple chapters that I …
So….I’m on vacation this week in San Diego county and decided to take my Taylor 714ce into the Taylor factory for some repairs on the electronics. Â Then I thought “Heck, while I’m here I should test drive a couple T5’s and see how I like them.” Depending on one’s perspective, this was either a very …
So much to be grateful for living in the USA. Â I’m a fan of the whole freedom thing. Â Freedom to follow our beliefs…freedom to express our faith privately and publicly…freedom to dream…freedom to hope. Our family had a very cool 4th of July together. Â The kids were exhausted from being at camp all week, so …