So I’m working on a bible study for the Circuit Winkel Bible Study Series. Â My topic is “Shepherding Through the Contradictions.” Â As I am thinking through this project, I would love some input. What are the contradictions that a pastor faces every day? What are the contradictions his people face every day? Â How are they […]
I recently had the opportunity to gather together with a small group of DOXOLOGY alumni to discuss ways of improving the DOXOLOGY program, how to reach more pastors, and the like. Â One of the topics which came to mind was the question of time management. Â I thought y’all might appreciate some of my thoughts on […]
My predecessor here at Messiah died in Christ this morning. Â Pastor Gundlach (as we formal Fort Wayne types would call him) or Pastor Ted as his flock called him, served here at Messiah for 21 years, from 1978-1999. Â Prior to that, he served congregations in Oshkosh, Janesville, and briefly in Watertown. Â Prior to that, he […]
This post by my cyberfriend Pastor Hans Fiene encapsulates so much of my own thinking on missions, outreach, and the place of buildings and such, I thought that I had actually written it in my sleep and morphed it into his brain.  Okay, that’s a really weird sentence, but you get the idea. Districts are cutting […]
Every Chirstmastide I am struck by how much I “check out” during the month of December. Â It seems like once Thanksgiving sets in, I am just not there for my family. Â Some Advent and Christmastides are better than others, of course, but it is always true. All of which makes me more and more amazed […]