A few weeks ago, I helped facilitate a gathering of people in various stages of preparation to enter authorized ministry. (This was the same gathering during which I wondered if my hotel might be haunted.) One of my responsibilities was to moderate conversation among participants who were closer to the finish line. This was aContinue reading “Assembling a Squad”
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Even If the Bag Does Not Inflate
He was waiting for me in the baggage claim area. His name was Gabriel, and he was my designated greeter. I’d just landed in Chicago, there to present at a weekend event for pastors and churches seeking to find renewal and vitality in their life and ministry together. I’d meet them and hear their storiesContinue reading “Even If the Bag Does Not Inflate”
Pastors In Pubs Telling Stories
What if some ministers organized a club tour? They’d just take turns sitting on stage with their drink of choice, sharing some of their most colorful stories or their biggest struggles. My own set might go like this: They could talk about how hard death is, and how wonderful it is to witness affection atContinue reading “Pastors In Pubs Telling Stories”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 