Husband. Dad to 5. Student Ministry Pastor. Follower of Jesus. Yatta yatta.

PARENTING SUMMIT: Session One

Every once in a while you stumble into a God thing.  The Journey Parenting Summit this last Saturday was one of those.  We were praying for a game changer- a literal shift in what is "normal" for all parents at JCC and the essential ethos of our … [Continue reading]

PARENTING HELP IS ON THE WAY

If you're a parent at Journey Community Church, then you've already heard about our massive PARENTING SUMMIT we're having on THIS SATURDAY!IT'S NOT TOO LATE for you to join the 450 parents who have already signed up. We'd love to have you.WHO: all … [Continue reading]

WHAT IS A PASTOR PAID TO DO?

My first 3 church internships were essentially volunteer.  I was home from college for the summers and the church took an offering for all of us at the end of the summer.  It wasn't much.  I loved it. I wasn't there for the money anyway.  September … [Continue reading]

THINGS THAT MAKE ME GO HMMM????

So our pastoral staff had a meeting last week that pretty much was all about jackin' with reality. It was about muddying the water of certainty.  It was about saying, "Hey, see that box your world's in, let's see if we can break it."  Not that we … [Continue reading]

TAKE THE CURTAIN BACK DOWN

Not really sure who keeps putting the curtain back up, but I'm pretty sure Jesus took it down. Read for yourself:“And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from … [Continue reading]