FAMILY What I Discovered in an Old Christmas Video From 2009 January 19, 2017 0 Comment Seven years ago, my wife, Maile, and I had just gone through one of the most difficult holidays of our …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Disability Ministry: What to Embrace January 18, 2017 1 Comment This is part 3 of a series on disability ministry. You can read part 1 here. We are continuing a …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Discipleship Isn’t Supposed to Be Safe: A series on Vulnerability January 16, 2017 0 Comment When we set out to plant a church in San Diego’s East Village, a downtown neighborhood where there are around …
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY The Sacred Work of Children’s Ministry January 12, 2017 0 Comment Once monthly, the church I attend has an all-ages Communion service. The church serves Communion every week, and the children …
THEOLOGY I Am: The God Who Is January 11, 2017 0 Comment The hot, burning sands likely shimmer in the heat. The nomadic shepherd is wandering far from his beginning place, searching …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Lent: The Restoring Fire April 18, 2019 0 Comment As humans, we have a complicated relationship with fire. On the one hand, fire is responsible for allowing humanity to …
PASTORAL MINISTRY How to Engage Born the King with Youth November 07, 2019 0 Comment Jesus calls us to be in a participatory relationship with him. As we journey with youth during this Advent season, …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Go Heart Your Own City May 28, 2020 0 Comment It was the most hipster of Minneapolis neighborhoods, before being hipster was mainlined with mustaches and suspenders. Every shop was …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Compassionate Ministry in Your Local Church February 16, 2021 0 Comment In Mark 1: 40-45, we hear Jesus authoritatively declare “Be clean!” to a man stricken with leprosy. This passage describes …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Engaging the Broken Places January 18, 2022 0 Comment What might God be up to in your church? As we begin 2022, we have the opportunity to equip and …