In my few short years in ministry, I’ve been blessed to work with churches in different phases of growth, life, and community. I’ve served as a small part of a staff at a church of 1,800, and been the only paid staff member at a brand new church plant, and seen the in-between as well. Across the board, I’ve seen that the greatest challenge for churches, no matter what their individual situation, is figuring out how to...

The other day, I met a man who’s dying. Stacey and I were sitting on a bench eating french fries at the fair, and an older guy a couple seats away just started talking to us. He was puffing away on a cigarette. I got a vibe from him like he was lonely and he was a nice guy. We chatted for a few minutes about this and that. Then the conversation turned quickly. I’m not even sure how it happened. He told me he had already had two...

At the moment, I’m sitting in Panera enjoying some coffee and typing on my blog, because I’m told that’s what 8 out of 10 “hip young youth pastors” do in their free time. Got a new Sony HD video camera today, and I’m pretty excited about it. I went ahead and bought one today because there are a bunch of things happening at FCC that I’m pretty excited about, and I want to not only be able to remember...