Every church that I have had the privilege of serving at has been personally rewarding for me as a pastor. I have had my faith grow, my heart opened, and my passion strengthened. One of the reasons, and a not so good one, is that the majority of church ministry is being done by me [...]
When I was in seminary, a accusation that would send shivers into the hearts of many was "proof texting." In short, proof-texting is when a pastor starts with a point that they want to make and then goes to the Bible to find a verse to prove their point is true. Example: a pastor sees [...]
I passionately believe that the church should be alive, filled with joy and active in their community. A few months back, I had the opportunity to teach our adult congregation a mini-series called Change 2.0. As I researched for this sermon, I stumbled across an article talking about this book and finally have found the [...]
Living in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic corridor, nothing gets me more excited than a good winter Nor'easter. We are in the midst of a record snowstorm in Baltimore. We had a winter's worth of snowstorm in 24 hours. Schools have been closed for 3-4 days and possibly will be out all week. As expected, many people are [...]
Alas a much needed website overhaul and update has happened. Wordpress is awesome in how easy it makes a website look good. I hope to blog a lot more often. Leadership Lessons Over the Past Two Years The last two years have been big years for growth in my understanding of leadership. Many of the [...]
