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Hermeneutics: The Lens of the Leader
The Lens of the Leader: Why Your Hermeneutics Matter for Church Culture When you hear the word hermeneutics, your mind might instantly drift to dry seminary lectures, heavy textbooks, and the meticulous parsing of Greek verbs. However, Hermeneutics isn’t just an academic exercise. It is the...
Faith Is Made Whole in Community: A Reflection for Pastors and Ministry Leaders
Can I tell you a story? Actually, three. The first begins in college, at Jacob’s Porch in Columbus, Ohio. It wasn’t a church in the traditional sense. It was a community of seekers, doubters, believers, and strugglers gathering around meals, scripture, conversation,...
Paying Attention: Discerning What God Is Already Doing
(This is the final installement of a 7-part series exploring the spiritual discipline of contemplative-action.) Elaine Heath, a Methodist theologian and former Dean of Duke Divinity School, has introduced us to the four steps of contemplative-action, which I have...
From Maintenance to Movement: Rediscovering Our Prophetic Voice
(This is the sixth of an 7-part series exploring the spiritual discipline of contemplative-action.) Full disclosure…my primary concern these days is not in saving congregations. I sincerely hope that those reading this don’t think that I’m advocating for a new type of...