* today is the december synchroblog. the topic is advent: tell me a story, places where we see God’s love & hope & peace & joy in the midst. i didn’t really write this post for the synchroblog, but the more i thought about it, the more it does fit. it’s the crazy unexpected story […]
Read Morecharisma, fairy dust and our addiction to kings
last week we hosted a small gathering of co-pastors from 5 different communities/4 different states. it was a lovely, simple time centered on sharing the ups and downs of shared leadership and pastoring these kinds of nutty churches. i have a lot of respect for people who co-pastor because it is a very unpopular & rare […]
Read Moreout of the mouths of co-pastors, final post
this is the final post in this series on co-pastoring, some thoughts from some friends who are doing the work in their own contexts. to me, co-pastoring reflects different parts working together the way it’s supposed to be–one’s weakness is another’s strength. it can come in all different shapes & forms, but the most important […]
Read Moreout of the mouths of co-pastors, part 1 of 2
one thing i am notorious for is starting projects and taking forever to finish them! if i have a deadline, i do. but if i don’t (and when it’s your own blog you can do whatever you want to do), i’m toast. finally, i’d like to finish the co-pastoring series i started last year. you […]
Read Moreco-pastoring part 3: here's what it looks like here
i am in the middle of a series on co-pastoring or shared leadership, just processing some thoughts out loud about it because I think it is far under-looked as a potential model for leadership in communities & organizations. you can watch the first two video conversations here: co-pastoring – part 1 co-pastoring – part 2 […]
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