Barak Bomani on Flipping the Fishbowl: Learning from LGBTQ+ ChristiansOctober 20, 2023
Hear ye! Hear ye! Great capturing Bill.
Christopher Poest on 4 Takeaways from Leading in a Hard SeasonJanuary 27, 2023
Thank you for this, Bill (and Brenna) ... for your words here, and your ongoing example of how to live…
Cynthia Perry on Leaning with Hope into a Postevangelical FutureDecember 11, 2022
Bill, when I met you a few years ago I knew I liked you. You are so genuine in your…
Kathy Parsons on Leaning with Hope into a Postevangelical FutureDecember 10, 2022
Love this discussion Bill💕
Lawrence Dove on Post-Evangelical: What’s Rotten in EvangelicalismOctober 13, 2022
Yep. I have to agree the majority of my theological learning came from the predominately white/male/ patriarchy oriented sources. In…
Brenna Rubio on Post-Evangelical: What’s Rotten in EvangelicalismOctober 13, 2022
As always, your insights are keen, gracious, and helpful. I don't know what your theological training was like, but 100%…

Soul

In this hard season, the church embraced our "unforced" value on my behalf. There was no guilting me for missing Sundays, there was only support... When they reached out, they’d end with, 'Just wanted you to know I care – please don’t respond.' - Bill

Jan 20 2023

4 Takeaways from Leading in a Hard Season

Leading in a hard season can take its toll. But the practices that grow inclusive, vibrant teams really shine when times get tough.

By summer my family was starting to stabilize, but I was still so tired. The church was thriving in so many ways - I wanted to thrive, too. - Brenna, reflecting on her 2022 mini-sabbatical

Sep 1 2022

Raw Reflections on Real Life Sabbatical

Soul

Two pastors reflect honestly on their very different sabbatical experiences and what they might suggest for others.

What I love about micro-practices is that they are so doable. They don’t require money or expertise or even much time. Micro-practices simply require a touch of commitment or, as you’ll see in a couple of these practices, just enough regular frustration or desperation to help us do something proactive.

Jul 17 2022

7 Spiritual Micro-Practices for Rest and Refocus

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Please don’t hear these 7 spiritual micro-practices as essentials for you. These are ideas meant to stir your appetite – what might you try?

Are pastors are expected to be super-human? Close, but not quite. They’re expected to be less than human - to bury their good, valid, creaturely needs under the weight of a superhuman role.

Jul 3 2022

Let’s Make Pastoring Human Again

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Our take on why so many pastors want to quit these days (or are hesitant to begin in the first place) – super-human expectations.

Like any true mirror, the gaze of God receives us exactly as we are, without judgment or distortion, subtraction or addition. Such perfect receiving is what transforms us. - Richard Rohr

Jan 23 2022

A Word of Hope for Discouraged Leaders

Soul, Teams

We want to invite you to think – with loads of compassion for yourself – about what might be holding you back and what you really need to move forward with hope in this season.

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