Another Look at Psalm 23 (Leadership, Ovis Aries, COVID-19 and the Great Shepherd)

Back in what my grandson the New One called the “back olden times” I often did music for summer church camps. A signature song was called, “I just want to be a sheep.”  The song was terrible so everyone loved it.  Every now and then, someone sends me a message and reminds me of those

Leadership in the Roaring 2020’s

Leadership in the Roaring 2020’s will continue to be an ongoing process of navigating a jagged series of unpredictable no-win scenarios. This is not an anomaly; it is the new normal. We are going to have to get used to it. Effective leaders will have to be: 1. laser focused on their mission 2. empathetic

Enough

Have you “had enough” of this whole COVID-19 thing? “Enough” is an interesting word.  When we can stand no more we declare that “We have had enough” or “Enough already.”  When things are going well, we may say that “We can’t get enough.”  In times of need, “We don’t have enough.” I have become convinced

Why On-Line Church is Thriving (and how to leverage it forward)

I am reading a lot of articles, posts and blogs about how churches are reaching more people now than they did when actual humans were sitting in their pews. Our on-line numbers are way up as well.  I truly rejoice that so many people are joining us via the internet but we must be careful

10 Low Tech Ways to Be the Church (during the COVID-19 crisis)

Let’s face it, not being allowed to conduct corporate worship services is a major blow to all churches but particularly to small and medium sized congregations. Large and mega-large churches were already tech savvy and had the staffing and financial resources to quickly implement changes necessary to shift from live to on-line.  Smaller churches?  That

Resurrection Hope (Noah, Elijah and COVID-19)

Title: The Story of Us: Resurrection Text: Luke 24: 5-7 God said and there was…and it was excellent in every way until it wasn’t.  In an epic love story, we spend the whole of the Old Testament trying to buy back to what was lost in the Fall.  Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah,

Podcast; Navigating Change with Shane and Mike, COVID-19

A world without sports, going to the movies and eating out at restaurants; a government that orders people to stay at home; social distancing vs. social isolation. COVID-19 has changed the world in an instant. Shane and Mike discuss the complications and ways we can find a new normal. Click the link below to listen!

So You are Suddenly a Televangelist? (get used to it)

Due to the collective cultural responses to the worldwide to the Coronavirus pandemic, the number one strategic tool of the Christian church for the past several hundred years has been taken from us; corporate worship.  Gone.  We can’t meet in our buildings. Corporate worship will be back but not in the next three or four weeks. 

I Am Concerned (very concerned)

I am very concerned about government closing down churches. Very concerned. I am very concerned that a pastor was arrested for holding church services. Very concerned. I am very concerned that if government can shut down churches once, it will be all that much easier next time. Very concerned. I am very concerned that we

Bricolage, COVID-19 and the Future of the Church (Part I)

Bricolage has become a wide term that was previously and more narrowly applied in the architectural, building and design trades.  The big idea is this; you often don’t have access or can’t afford the materials you wish you had to design or build something.  Bricolage is the creative use of materials already on hand to