We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams… –Willie Wonka For many years I was aware of the phrase above from one of my favorite movies of all time – Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. What I didn’t realize, however, was that this line wasn’t original to Willie, but in […]
This past Thursday I had the privilege of attending a special gather of the General and Jurisdictional Conference Delegations of the Tennessee and Memphis Annual Conferences in which they received presentations from a variety of agencies and individuals on pending legislation coming to Annual Conference. As a part of that event, I was able to […]
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Earlier today I was reading a post by the ever supercilious Bishop Will Willimon in which he offered his critique of those who who questioned the bishop’s Call To Action initiative, suggesting in his take-no-prisoners fashion that those who asked questions of the initiative were simply invested in maintaining the status quo. “I am confident […]
This is a continuing letter to a friend of my who was recently named as a new District Superintendent in his annual conference. You can read earlier installments, here, here, here, here, and here. Dear ________, During the past week to 10 days I’ve offered some of my thoughts on some of the things that […]
This is a continuing letter to a friend of my who was recently named as a new District Superintendent in his annual conference. You can read earlier installments, here, here, here, here, and here. Dear ________, During the past week to 10 days I’ve offered some of my thoughts on some of the things that […]
This is a continuing letter to a friend of my who was recently named as a new District Superintendent in his annual conference. You can read earlier installments, here, here, here, and here. Dear ______, You know it’s pretty arrogant of me, a simple country pastor, suggesting that I know anything about what is required […]
This is a continuing letter to a friend of my who was recently named as a new District Superintendent in his annual conference. You can read earlier installments, here, here, here, and here. Dear ______, You know it’s pretty arrogant of me, a simple country pastor, suggesting that I know anything about what is required […]
This is a continuing letter to a friend of my who was recently named as a new District Superintendent in his annual conference. You can read earlier installments, here, here, and here. Dear _______, I’ve spent some time on building relationships, which is a key component of your new job. In a sense, my next […]
This is a continuing letter to a friend of my who was recently named as a new District Superintendent in his annual conference. You can read earlier installments, here, here, and here. Dear _______, I’ve spent some time on building relationships, which is a key component of your new job. In a sense, my next […]
A Letter to an Incoming D.S. – Part 1 A Letter to an Incoming D.S. – Part 2 Dear _______, I’ve spent some time talking about the relational side of your new job, and the more I think about it the more convinced that it all comes down to relationships. In a very real way, […]
A Letter to an Incoming D.S. – Part 1 A Letter to an Incoming D.S. – Part 2 Dear _______, I’ve spent some time talking about the relational side of your new job, and the more I think about it the more convinced that it all comes down to relationships. In a very real way, […]
Letter to an Incoming D.S. – Part 1 Dear ______, As I suggested in the previous post, relationship building is a key component of the task ahead of you. It’s with that in mind that I offer my next proposal: 2. Don’t have district meetings. Instead create relational space. Almost every new D.S. that I […]
Letter to an Incoming D.S. – Part 1 Dear ______, As I suggested in the previous post, relationship building is a key component of the task ahead of you. It’s with that in mind that I offer my next proposal: 2. Don’t have district meetings. Instead create relational space. Almost every new D.S. that I […]
Last week one of my friends from seminary shared that he was about to be appointed as the United Methodist District Superintendent of a large city. As I usually do, I shared both congratulations and condolences. As we’ve chatted back and forth via Facebook, I got the idea of sending him a letter outlining some […]
Last week one of my friends from seminary shared that he was about to be appointed as the United Methodist District Superintendent of a large city. As I usually do, I shared both congratulations and condolences. As we’ve chatted back and forth via Facebook, I got the idea of sending him a letter outlining some […]
Way back when, when I was just a poor undergraduate student at Western Kentucky University (go Hilltoppers!!) I had the honor of studying under the guidance of William Lane. Bill Lane is known by many as the mentor to Christian artist Michael Card (yep, he was around WKU when I was) and was one of […]
Way back when, when I was just a poor undergraduate student at Western Kentucky University (go Hilltoppers!!) I had the honor of studying under the guidance of William Lane. Bill Lane is known by many as the mentor to Christian artist Michael Card (yep, he was around WKU when I was) and was one of […]
If you have ever read this blog (and there doesn’t seem much of a reason to do so anymore since I’ve been so scattered in writing) you will likely know that I have been a critic of the United Methodist Bishops Call to Action, and the subsequent flurry of activity to restructure the church into […]
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