See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. -Isaiah 43:19 It has been a year of new things. Last year, I wrote “We are well-suited for such a time as this. We have the… Read More »
Three Things 2018
In the last post, I detailed how we did for the 2017 Three Things. Now it’s time to talk about what issues God has placed on my heart for 2018. 1. The Double-Down: This is a concept from Rob Bell. The idea is to look at the mission of our various committees and teams and… Read More »
Annual Review 2017
This has been an eventful year, and as is tradition in this time, it’s good to review and see how we did. I spoke back in June how I do Three Things. In this post, I’ll review how things shook out. In my next post, I will then give you my NEXT three things. Luke’s… Read More »
Three Things
I have been doing “Three Things” for a few years. I learned this process from The Rev. Mike Slaughter, a United Methodist Pastor at Ginghamsburg UMC down in the Dayton-area. The thinking behind the three things is this: aside from my normal duties of preaching, teaching, visiting, marrying and burying, I will set three goals for… Read More »