Category: Leadership

Small Steps Become Big Steps

Last month, I wrote about how easy it is to be more dependent on ourselves than on the Lord.  We can get so proficient at “ministry” that we can, over time, find ourselves estranged from the One we serve.  This usually happens through any number of small steps that move us away from God rather…
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In Dependence

This week the 4th of July was celebrated — a day to remember the founding of the United States of America.  Many have been saying that we, as a nation, are less than united, in these days.  Shootings — like the one in the Chicago area on the 4th, and many others large and small…
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Another Way to Multiply

Perhaps, like me, many of you were taught early in ministry that the way to multiply something is to divide it in half. If you want to multiply a small group, develop another leader and divide the group into two groups. If you want to multiply your youth group, find another leader and divide the…
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Putting It To Use

At the RMD District Conference, April 25 – 28, in Nampa, ID, the RMD Ministry Grant was explained and disbursed.   This grant was approved by the Dexcom in March to come alongside our churches in the belief that inflation will affect our churches in the RMD in much more potentially devastating way than Covid has.…
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Come Away

At the last service I shared the vision I believe the Lord has given me for the next few years of leadership in the role as District Superintendent.  We looked at the RMD continuing to grow forward being: Mission Focused (clear on the Gospel of Jesus, giving people opportunity to respond to Him and not…
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“See You In A Few Weeks!”

District Conference, in the Rocky Mountain District (RMD), is held every two years.  Due to Covid-19, the RMD family was unable to gather in person in 2020, rather, we had a 90 minute Zoom session.  Some might prefer that again this year — not because of the virus, but because of the time, effort and…
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Greetings!

Dear Friends, Greetings from my new workspace at the District office.  As you might have heard the office experienced a water leak last September which caused damage to the building.  Last week we moved all furnishings to storage so repairs could begin today.  I must tell you my new colleagues-Jonathan, Chris and Mary have not let…
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How’s Your Heart?

February is National Heart Month in the U.S.A.  Pretty smart designation with Valentines Day on February 14th!  I love statistics and found that Heart Disease was the number one leading cause of death in America in 2020 (the last year statistics are fully available) with 696,962 deaths.  Second was cancer at 602,350; third was Covid at 350,831; fourth…
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Merry Christmas!

Recently, a pastoral colleague and I were talking about many different topics.  It was one of those invigorating, wide-ranging great conversations that happen rarely.  As we visited a comment was made that stuck with me.  It went along the lines of, “these days, it seems that everything is big — nothing is small or inconsequential…
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Keeping The Familiar, Fresh

As we head into the last two months of 2021 (let that sink in, Twenty Twenty-One!), I am reminded again of the need to keep the familiar, fresh!  Soon, we’ll be working our way through Thanksgiving and then Christmas.  Plans likely are well underway in your ministry and church situation to be ready for these holidays.…
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