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: Ministry
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 […]
10 Apps for Ministry Leaders
As a parish pastor I have a lot going on every single day of the week. In order to keep my life and my ministry in order I need help. That’s why I rely on digital tools to stay on top of appointments, meetings and to do lists. I was able to take my digital tools to a whole new […]
Announcing My New Call
I am excited to announce my new call to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Kensington, CT. Below is the letter I sent to the people of Faith Lutheran Church Gardner, MA. My last Sunday at Faith will be on June 24th. I am thankful and grateful for the support I have received from the people of Faith and I am looking forward to new adventures in Kensington.
One Word for 2015
For the past few years I have adopted three words to help lead and guide me throughout the year. This has been a practice of Chris Brogan since 2006 and I adapted it for myself. I have had some success with this type of focus. I think it did help me in creating an internal drive to accomplish what I […]
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 2013
For the last two years I have picked three words that guide my actions, the way I live. Instead of picking out one or two tasks for the year, I have words encapsulate ideas, visions, hopes, dreams and then I work the rest of the year to make them specific ideas. Chris Brogan has inspired this practice. I still have […]