Formation

Slack Tide

Slack Tide

There is a time of calm at the shore when the tides are changing. It’s called slack tide. It is a time of transition. It is a time of little movement. It lacks the energy of the high tide with it’s waves and the regressing currents of low tide. It is just there. There are […]

Employment Fasting

Employment Fasting

There are a few terms I’ve used to describe my time between ministry positions. “Ministry Hiatus,” “The Land Between” (Thanks to Jeff Manion) and sometimes “H-E- Double hockey sticks” (yes my Canadian heritage shows though on this one). One day, while in that not so enjoyable time, the term “Employment Fast” came to me. I […]

Review: The Naked Truth About Small Group Ministry by @RGNeighbour

Review: The Naked Truth About Small Group Ministry by @RGNeighbour

The title is catchy but the content is better! As the title implies, Neighbour points out many of the flaws in the common approaches to small group ministry in the North American church. He believes that the primary reason that group ministries suffer is that the North American culture of consumerism has impacted how we […]

The Power of a Whisper by @BillHybels :: Book Review

The Power of a Whisper by @BillHybels :: Book Review

I grew up in a “ministry home” and have spent a couple of decades in pastoral ministry. Some of the most exciting times I’ve experienced as I’ve walked alongside new believers is to watch as they learn to hear the voice of God. In his book, “The Power of a Whisper, Hearing God and Having […]

The Goodness of God by @randyalcorn : Book Review

The Goodness of God by @randyalcorn : Book Review

The back cover of the book starts, “For those times when we’re wounded by broken trust, assaulted by disease, or victimized by evil – or when we’re crushed to see such things happen to people we love – Randy Alcorn offers something solid to hold on to.” I believe that he delivers on that with […]