When You Work for the Church

The Community of God

I started the church I serve believing a myth about Christian community. I had the genuine conviction that if I

When people meet me for the first time, they often assume that I’m Japanese because of my last name. But

Ministering during times of grief is a significant portion of the pastoral work of the church, yet even with training

“Every pastor in Ontario is writing their memoir”–or so I’ve been told. I hope so, since stories of ministry and

It is in our churches, I believe, that we learn how to talk well with others. – C. Christopher Smith

Since I first heard of the Flourishing Congregations Institute, I’ve been a big fan of their work. While much has

I appreciate Ron Johnson over at Small Church Connections, and often find that his encouragement and resources for small churches

Over the last few months, I’ve been making the change from full-time pastoral ministry to “the full-time writer gig” as