A Story of Belonging and Why I Gave Up my Vineyard Credentials
This is a story on belonging. Some of you know that in February 2020, Vineyard Canada (VC) made their final decision pertaining to human sexuality. That’s a fancy way of saying the denomination is now fully NON-affirming. Clergy cannot perform same-sex weddings....
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...
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...
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...
Where are the Laments? What Worship Dominated by Whiteness Means for Us
Can you guess what the top posts on my blog are about? Worship (music). That’s not a surprise given what appeals to the majority of Christians. It does, however, make me lament on why topics like church revitalization, mission, and race, don’t receive the...
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Author of Thrive, and Soul Coats. Writer, pastor, entrepreneur, non-profit developer, and sometimes speaker. Writer on anti-racism, re-imagining faith & culture, diversity, reconciliation, and mission. From Canada to the world.
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