MISSION VS. AESTHETICS
We all have to decide whether we’re most driven by mission or by aesthetics. Recently, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey put together a series of TV programs chronicling the life…
THE NEXT THING I’M WRONG ABOUT
Nobody believed me when I said the Internet is inherently spiritual. They told me I was an idiot for dreaming up ways we could use devices to fuel our Christian…
“CAN YOU PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THAT RACKET?”
An elderly gentleman complemented me after my teaching, saying “That was the finest sermon I’ve heard in seventy-five years.” This was several weeks ago after the Brew Cue (our evening…
5 most common reasons no one celebrates your imagination, creativity, or ministerial innovation
When I teach internationally, I’m often introduced as “the most creative pastor in America.” It’s a bit embarrassing, but I’m thankful to those who’ve happily perpetuated that fiction, since it’s…
Coriolis’ Plumblines: our ministry philosophy at Westwinds in a nutshell
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_wp_text text=”Leading a church can be a lot like gathering a group of friends for a road trip. Both have their challenges. For example, just because everyone shares a…
Sleeping Beauty: a theology of art and aesthetics
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_wp_text text=” Beauty is how God penetrates the armor of our indifference. We grow deaf so quickly to teaching and sermonizing and authority–blind to example and skill in living–sometimes…
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