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The heroes in our lives
“Dan, if this church doesn’t vote you in, I will personally go with you to every open church in this district and find you a church that WILL take you.”
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Pastoral “burnout”
We reward the doing and we haven’t bless the being.
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Being missional
Missional is a word that seems more trendy than real. For me, it’s become more real than trendy.
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Significant ministry moments
I need to brag on my church. This week has been significant for us and I am so deeply thankful. There is also a moment where there is a sense of celebration, and this moment being a time when we can celebrate and get ready for some BIG things ahead. I reflect on this week on our church blog (HERE).…
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Are we MOVED?
40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”41 Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” (Mark 1:40-41) Indignant. Other translations choose “moved with compassion.” Early in Mark’s gospel we see the action of Jesus and…
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News on Heights Church
I pastor Heights Church in Columbia Heights, MN. Here is a brief video on our new property. Visit us at our CHURCH WEBSITE. Please pray about helping out!
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Being “on mission”
I am revisiting Briggs and Hyatt’s book on Eldership and find myself challenged by the lead question: “How would you define ministry?” The working answer for Briggs and Hyatt: meeting people where they are and journeying with them to where God wants them to be. They have a list of what ministry is not to reaffirm that definition: It is not waiting for people…
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David’s Mighty Men
I am prayerfully walking through 2 Samuel now as I look at spiritual warfare. In Chapter 23 there is the story of David’s mighty men. Amazing heroes who would go the distance for David. They caught his heart, loved him, and would battle anyone anywhere on his behalf. I think of that and am deeply thankful for not only mighty…
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Bigness and blessedness
My constant mantra in ministry to keep me somewhat centered on Christ and not just the stuff we do is this: “It’s a both/and world.” It’s analog. It’s digital. It’s huge. It’s small. It’s “attractional.” It’s “missional.” There are simply places for both. In the world. In the church. Yet, in American Christianity, we keep bumping into the same mistake.…
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