Overall 2019 was a great year for myself, my church and my family. We had our ups and downs, there were some moments where I felt humbled, embarrassed and depressed. However, overall it was a great year and I had a number of powerful, life changing experiences. There were many moments of breakthrough where I made significant progress on my […]
Category: Leadership
Six Things the Church Can Learn from the Avengers
After my family went to see Avengers Endgame. I asked everyone who is their favorite superhero and we went through a list of what they believe are the greats – Spiderman, Captain Marvel, Black Panther and my favorite – the Hulk. We love these heroes because because we want to emulate them and feel like we have a little super […]
Facebook Live
A number of years ago I was serving a church as a youth director. The pastor of the church left for vacation and was gone for two weeks. We talked about all the things that I needed to do while he was gone. One of the things we talked about was worship coverage. “Wouldn’t it be great?” he said, “if […]
Announcing My New Call
I am excited to announce that I have accepted a new call to Faith Lutheran Church in Gardner, MA. Below is the letter I sent to the people of St. Mark’s. I am thankful for everyone’s support during this time of transition. Many thanks to Pastor Keith Anderson for help with the letter. January 22, 2014 Dear Friends of St. […]
My 3 Words for 2014
Since 2011 I have participated with picking 3 words to help guide my year. This idea has come from Chris Brogan and it has helped keep me focus on my goals throughout the year. Chris wrote last year about this process: If there were a hierarchy to planning out your year, it would look like this: The big story. Vision. […]
My 3 Words for 2012
After reading Chris Brogan’s post last year on three words replacing the traditional New Year’s Resolutions I was hooked. I picked Acceleration, Mindfulness, and Learning as my three words. I feel like they served me well throughout the year. This year I have three words which are going to take my life and my family to the next level. Over […]