leadership

Welcome back. You belong here. I’m not going to label myself as missional, that’s too narrow a definition. I do believe missional gifts have always been in me but so have other things. Music, formation, justice and others. The social justice arm is something I saw modeled by my father as a little boy growing […]

Welcome back. You belong here. I’m blogging through our transition from traditional church to missional bivocational living. This week has had it all, sadness and anxiety to moments of pure joy. Today at yoga, our guide led us through a brief meditation exercise. As she was doing it I got this sense, “I want to lead

Welcome back. You belong here. Taking new meds for heart palps, hoping they help. Had a great meeting with our team tonight, then went out with a friend afterwards. Thinking about what God is doing in my life, feeling grateful. If I feel strong, I will get back into the gym tomorrow. Today, it snowed

Welcome back. You belong here. My doctor called today and my echo was fine, no problems with my heart, yeah! I’m so relieved. The heart palps persist, and the medication is helping some. It’s been almost three months of just about daily symptoms, sometimes all day long. But I’ve felt them lessen the last few

Welcome back. You belong here. In church circles, the term “the city” has a ring to it, it’s a badge of honor. “I’m about the city”, “I love my city”, “God loves the city”, “The poor live in the city”, I get it, I’ve done it. But for me, the city is not a cool

Welcome back. You belong here. First days of any time of rest are tough, so it was for me. It started with our 11 year old having four teeth extracted, tough girl, all for good reasons. The other two also had stuff done to them, yikes. Then I scheduled my echo (not fun), and it

Welcome back. You belong here. Day2 of my Sabbath week went great. Emailed my doctor about the meds for my heart palps not really working, he was out today. Echocardiogram scheduled for Thursday, all part of the process. These palps started 2 months ago, stress induced and are still going. Today was a great day,

Welcome back. You belong here. Today I laughed at myself in front of a thousand people. Usually, when things don’t go as I planned them I go fetal. I don’t do well with change, in fact, I hate change. For the last few months, my therapist has been talking to me about being like an

Welcome back. You belong here. A guy walked into church today to meet with the pastor on call, me. He told me a tale of racism, how here in Denver people don’t see many African Americans and that’s why we don’t help each other (him). He told me of his wife’s illness, and after 40mns

Welcome back. You belong here. When we moved to CO almost two years ago, we said as a family “Why are we moving to CO? To change the world for Jesus”. Big statement right? But the exciting thing is that we’re seeing it happen. What do we mean by changing the world for Jesus? 1.