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Why I (a young adult) stayed in the church
Every Wednesday or so I blog over at [D]mergent, where I am a co-editor. This week I blogged on why I stayed in the church, when there have been so many articles about young adults leaving the church....
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Office Space
I’m settling in to a new ministry. Last Sunday was my first day at Burien Community Church. I guess that’s an exaggeration, because I had to write my sermon, prepare for worship, move into the...
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Top Ten Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy. Right. Now.
In this busy, busy holiday season, with worship services and family gatherings, traditions and shopping, and–well, EVERYTHING, I have been rethinking the season. I posted before about how to stay sane...
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Creative Pastors, Energized Ministries
I wrote for [D]mergent today about the need for creative leadership in order to generate creativity within a congregation. In my experience, sharing my ideas has helped others reach into their...
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Becoming Unchurched
I reflected on the concept of becoming “unchurched” today at [D]mergent: When I was in seminary, I remember attending denominational events for seminarians and new pastors in which we talked about the...
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Tuesday Top Ten: Top Ten Things I’ve Been Up To
It’s been a long time since I’ve done a personal blog post, so here are the Top Ten Things I’ve Been Up To: 1. Blogging: I have been blogging regularly on [D]mergent for a couple of years now, but I...
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Autism and Church
I’ve launched a new website, Autism and Church, to talk about having autism and being in the church–for individuals and family members of persons on the autism spectrum. I hope that we will have tips,...
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Tuesday Top Ten: Ten New Things In My Life
Haven’t done one of these for a while, but a lot has happened in my life that I have not caught up my readers on! I have been called to be the pastor of Queen Anne Baptist Church in Seattle starting...
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What The Last Jedi can teach the church
Warning: spoilers ahead from Star Wars: The Last Jedi My husband and I have a standing Star Wars date. On the Friday of its release, we both take the day off from work. Kiddo is in school, so we don’t...
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