This Christmas Lean INTO the Mess
Are you a Christmas scrooge or a Christmas fiend? The Christmas fanatic decorates the tree November 1st, revels in ugly sweaters, shops till they drop, fills on egg nog lattes, still believes in Santa Claus, and covers their house in yule tide trinkets including...
The Good Ol Hockey Game Ain’t the Best Game You Can Name
It’s probably 1987… The Calgary Flames are two years away from winning the Stanley Cup and I’m learning how to skate deep in the suburbs of South Calgary. I don’t know why, but my parents (namely my dad) thought I should learn. What’s...
Churches Can’t Accommodate Change Because Pastors Won’t Take the Risk
The vast majority of churches are incapable of change. What kind of change? Anything that challenges status quo really. Racism, mission, sexuality, gender, you name it, institutional churches are never at the forefront of these shifts. Why? The main culprit: full-time...
On Belonging – 5 Options for Christians of Color
Belonging. The core of Christ’s ministry was breaking down dividing walls that obscured who belonged in his community. The outsiders were given place at the table. The question of belonging is an ongoing struggle for many Christians of colour. Many have...
Evangelical Worship is Stuck – 4 Problems & 7 Ideas to Fix
*Originally posted in 2015 and updated.* This month was the first time in over 10 years that I put together a conventional (evangelical) worship service. It’s what I grew up with. It’s what I know. In every way I’m an expert in this tired method of...
Trudeau’s #Blackface and What it Means for POC this Election
As a Canadian, first-generation immigrant, and person of colour, I spent the week reflecting on the Trudeau blackface scandal and have some thoughts. I’ll start with sharing where I was when #blackface hit. I was in Chicago for the inaugural Liberating...
Re-Imagine Conference in Calgary
What does it look like to build and be a part of faith communities that are fully inclusive and thriving? Whether you’re a pastor, church leader, church planter, or parishioner; someone who is part of a traditional church or doing something unconventional, come...
SBNR – The Spiritual But Not Religious vs. Religion
In this previous post I discussed how often the church labels non-churchgoers as atheists even when they’re not. Yes, the majority of people don’t attend a monthly religious service, but that doesn’t mean atheist. Depending on which stats you...Don’t Abandon Dreams – Why I Disagree With Bonhoeffer (kind of)
An article over at Christianity Today drew my intention as it connects to the central thesis in my book, Thrive. “Bonhoeffer Convinced me to Abandon my Dream,” reflects on contemporary church leadership trends through the lens of Bonhoeffer’s book,...
Stop Mass Shootings: Fix American Gun Culture, Fix the Gun Problem – From Canada with Love
Reposted from February 20th, 2018. It’s been noted on social media: When children in Sandy Hook were massacred by semi-automatic fire America had a choice: do something or do nothing. The implications for the latter would be grave. To do nothing after school...
New Leaf Podcast with my Friend Evan
Over the next few months you’ll see a handful of podcasts that I hosted for the New Leaf Project. Right now they’re releasing a Neighbourhood series. In this episode I sit down with Evan Spencer to talk about his trajectory from youth pastor to church...
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Author of Thrive, and Soul Coats. Church planter, entrepreneur, non-profit developer, and sometimes speaker. Writer on re-imagining faith & culture including diversity, reconciliation, and mission. From Canada to the world.
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