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Mar 17, 2011
Ramblings on Ministry and Codependence
Over the years I have interacted with many people who were drawn into church because they lacked healthy relationships in the outside world. Once they feel the love of the Body of Christ, they jump in head first. They get involved in almost everything as soon as they are able to. They make sure they are at every event and every service. And they tend to gravitate either to the pastor’s family, or... read more
Mar 14, 2011
But There’s a Lot of Poor People
A few days ago, one of my leaders and I went to meet with a community leader to share with him the vision of our church within our immediate region and our plans for Easter to see that vision begin to be realized. The community leader responded with great enthusiasm; saying how desperately this region needed something like what we were planning to do, how there was nothing like this happening here, and how... read more
Mar 10, 2011
Catalyst West Coast. Labs. Opening Session.
Author and New Testament scholar Scott McKnight opened up Catalyst West Coast with the Catalyst Lab’s Opening Session. McKnight, with his older-college-professor Dockers and tucked-in button-down oxford shirt, certainly didn’t fit in with the skinny-jeans and big glasses of the younger crowd he was speaking to, but that in no way prohibited him from connecting with them. And though he connected... read more
Mar 10, 2011
Imposing Personal Convictions and Limiting Freedom
Every true Christian has been saved by, serves, and is filled by the same Lord. But often times, though they serve the same Lord; have different convictions and conscience when it comes to the freedom they currently posses in Christ. Each one has limits they know they can’t pass in order to abstain from sin. Each one is led by the same Lord to and from different things. Though God’s Word... read more
Mar 4, 2011
Soft and Sappy
So my wife, kids, and I are in Southern California so I can attend a pastors’ conference. The only problem is that I’m gone all day and when I come back to the hotel, there are two sleeping kids in the bed next to us. Needless to say, there has been no time alone and hardly any adult conversation. Being the parents of small children is rewarding and incredible, but it is also a unique and often... read more
In Kindergarten I was officially voted 'Most Inquisitive'.
I have been asking questions ever since as I believe that they are the catalyst to discovering the world all around us.
The answers to these questions have led me into an everlasting committed relationship with Jesus Christ, into a marriage with the love of my life, and into being the father of the two most beautiful children on earth.
It is my personal mission to glorify God with my life, advance His Kingdom through my ministry, and to love my family with everything I have.
I am the Pastor at Fellowship Church in Salem, Oregon and these are my thoughts on life.