Big for me, anyway.

I have been desiring to begin a new venture with other pastors that focuses on pastors. There are a few great people I’ve talked with over the months and years who love pastoring. I have wanted to have a conversation online for pastors who are doing great work, but they don’t get “noticed.” No big conferences for them. They won’t be speaking at any big conferences. But they are FAITHFUL in their duties as pastors.

I am calling it “blue chip pastoring.” This phrase came to me in a conversation with a seminary professor a few months back. We were having a conversation about ministry and she was speaking words of blessing and life into our church. She talked about what we were doing RIGHT. To put things in terms of our current economic crisis, she said, “The American church is into junk bond investing. They are only thinking short term. What we need, and what you are doing, is blue chip investing. It’s the long haul. It has the long view in mind. This is healthy.”

So, I am branching out. This blog remains because I have loved it so much. I love the conversation. I love hearing from YOU.

The new site is called “bluechippastor.org.” Join us. Let us hear from you.