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VBS and C.S. Lewis

One summer when I was a little boy, my mom sent me to something called “Vacation Bible School.” If ever there was an oxymoron, that’s it....

Moving Connection from Virtual to Reality

Please welcome our friend and guest blogger Boyd Pelley! Boyd co-founded Churchteams, a leader in church management software. In this...

E = mc2 ...spiritually speaking

At one point at the church where I pastored, we were doing seven identical services every weekend. In a room that seated 570 people, we...

The Fear of Outside Help

Over the years I’ve found myself ruminating on why pastors are often reluctant to engage with outside organizational assessors,...

The Outward-Focused Problem

I recently spoke at a friend’s church and mentioned that I believe Jesus teaches that we become more whole, more joyous, more fulfilled,...