2019.08.20 – Called…

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory […]

Something to Think About #9

Okay…first of all let me apologize. What was published previous was the start of my notes. There was a finished blog with a picture and everything, and what posted at 6:25 was not it. I must not have hit save!!! So let’s try this again. So back to our Friday morning routine of scripture reflection. […]

2019.08.13 – Part 7 (The Final Part): The Role of the Pastor

Lastly, a vital part of our work together will be the role that I, as spiritual leader, will play in this journey. I believe that I must be an authentic and integral part in this work while avoiding the stigma that often accompanies the role of the pastor of the institution. I believe that my […]

2019.08.09 – Part 6: Turn to the Great Shepherd

So far we have turned to the early church and modern scholars to inform and instruct us on how to engage in Christian ministry in this moderns secular and pluralistic context. Now we turn to the Triune God of Grace. What can we do? The greatest challenge facing any work with post-Boomers who are likely […]

2019.08.06 – Part 5: Voices From the Present

In our last installment, we looked to the ancient church, specifically Revelation, to inform us about how to approach faith in a secular and pluralistic culture. This time we look a little closer to home, at least in time and context… Where can we turn? Listening to voices from the present Are post-Boomer Christians really […]

2019.08.02 – Part 4: Turn to the Past for Guidance in the Present

In my last post, we discussed who was affected based on the time period is which they were raised. Since approximately 1965, there have been people who have grown up in a declining Christendom; a cultural moving toward a more secular and pluralistic philosophy and lifestyle. So now the task is to see where we […]

2019.07.30 – Part 3: Those Most Affected by the Changing Culture

Before we can figure out how to approach helping people explore a living faith in a Living Christ, we must first determine who was most affected by these cultural changes toward post-modernism, a post-Christian culture, or the death of Christendom, Then perhaps we can move from fading organizations to living communities of faith. So how […]