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Two churches thinking deeply

This week I’m taking a new step with two of the churches I am working with. They have taken the Reveal Survey, which will give them a huge amount of information about the spiritual condition of the their congregation. It will give them a number of priorities to...

Stories behind the Postcard

I had a hard time picking just three pictures from my trip to Scotland for the postcard I sent out. Here’s the story behind each of them. The big picture is at St Andrews. There’s a huge St Andrews cathedral built bearing his name. It is Kate’s and...

Key Moment in Disciplemaking in Scotland

I just finished today our three day conference with the YL staff. What an honor to be with them. This is such an exciting time for the UK young life staff. They have a neat unity within the team. It’s fun being with them to enjoy the community. They have been...

I was taught in Edinburgh

I learned something last night. I’ve been pronouncing the word “Edinburgh” incorrectly. One street over from my house is EdinBURGH. I pronounce it as two syllables. But here in Scotland it’s three. …Edin-bu-rrah. That was just was the...

Night in Perth

Last night was our pastors and lay leaders workshop on disciplemaking. About 25 men and women joined us at Blend Coffee Shop in Perth. There were a few surprising things. First, there were in attendance some fantastic disciplers. It was so fun to have them share and...

More of the Story, part 4

This is the last of the unedited comments from my Christmas update. Life Coaching is a big part of what how I want to accomplish my ministry. Coaching is different from mentoring because in coaching you allow the client to set the agenda and what they want to...