[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”lifeverse welcoming truth sermon dfmc”]image: Davison Free Methodist Church[/featured-image] This past Sunday I spoke in both services at the church I grew up in and where I worked for eight years when I first went into the ministry. I didn’t know at the time that the service was going to beContinue reading “Welcoming Truth”
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What I’ve Learned Since Leaving the Ministry
[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”ministry”]123rf.com[/featured-image] On June 12th (2016), I officially retired from the ministry after being a pastor since 1994. It’s still very new, this being a layman business. But I love it. In fact, I don’t miss the job one single bit. I do greatly miss the wonderful people in my former congregation at WildwindContinue reading “What I’ve Learned Since Leaving the Ministry”
Things I’m For
[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false”] I’m for equality, for justice for all, for caring about other people above asserting our own rights, for defending what’s good for most people rather than for 1% of us, for an end to bigotry, for kindness, for compassion, for courage, for an absolute commitment to, and unwillingness to shirk from,Continue reading “Things I’m For”
The Church’s Schizophrenia
What is Schizophenia Before I talk about the church’s schizophrenia, I want to make sure you are clear on what schizophrenia actually is. Schizophrenia is a severe thought disorder that affects every aspect of the suffer’s life. It causes them to perceive themselves and the world incorrectly, to see things, hear things, perhaps even smellContinue reading “The Church’s Schizophrenia”
Is it time to break up with your church?, prt. 2
…continued from a previous post 5. It may be time to leave now If you feel that because of all the money you have given, or all the time you have spent at the church, you deserve more power and recognition, and you are resentful that you are not getting your due, it is timeContinue reading “Is it time to break up with your church?, prt. 2”
Is it time to break up with your church?, prt. 1
I recently wrote a five-part series on how to break up with your church. This, of course, presumes that the question of whether it’s time to break up with your church has already been resolved. However, for many people, deciding whether or not this is what needs to be done is the most difficult part.Continue reading “Is it time to break up with your church?, prt. 1”
How to break up with your church, prt. 5 (of 5)
…continued from How to break up with your church, prt. 4 5. When you break up with your church, be aware that pastors can bumble these moments as easily as anyone else. Some will bumble it badly. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but as a group, pastors are no more matureContinue reading “How to break up with your church, prt. 5 (of 5)”
How to break up with your church, prt. 4 (of 5)
…continued from How to break up with your church, prt. 3 4. Common characteristics of those who have broken up with my church in a loving, healthy, and classy way They set up a time to meet with me and affirm their love and respect for me, and that they look forward to meeting withContinue reading “How to break up with your church, prt. 4 (of 5)”
How to break up with your church, prt. 3 (of 5)
…continued from How to break up with your church, prt. 2 3. Do not break up with your church by sneaking out, or sending an email, letter, text message, or voice mail Mature people break up with a conversation, face to face, if possible. Among the immature ways people break up with the church, sneaking outContinue reading “How to break up with your church, prt. 3 (of 5)”
How to break up with your church, prt. 2 (of 5)
…continued from How to break up with your church, prt. 1 2. When you break up with your church, avoid a litany of insults and criticisms In any human relationship, this will be destructive and hurtful, and it will certainly be the same for your relationship with your soon-to-be-former church and pastor. Every pastor hasContinue reading “How to break up with your church, prt. 2 (of 5)”
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