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Top Priorities When Starting a New Job at a Church 9 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
The past few weeks have been crazy, but all of our belongings are at least in our rental home in the North Shore, I started my new job as Associate Pastor of Winnetka Presbyterian Church (WPC) on Augu...
Ashland Oregon’s Northwest Pizza & Pasta: How Restaurants Can Support the Local Community 16 Jul 2013 | 07:51 pm
As we get ready to leave Ashland at the end of this week, I’m now in the “man I’m going to miss _____” mode. Ashland is a cool town and we are definitely going to miss many aspects of it. But last ni...
Beer Citizen 12 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
A few weeks ago, I ran into Ryan Wilcoxson, from Beer Citizen. I haven’t really used iPhone apps like Untappd or anything to keep track of beers, but Beer Citizen looks like a pretty cool site and app...
Pastoral Transitions in the Age of Social Media, Part 5: Top 10 Things to Do When Starting at a New Church 9 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Below is a list of the top 10 things I think you should do when starting at a new church, in terms of social media. This assumes that you’re doing all the normal things that you probably want to be do...
Pastoral Transitions in the Age of Social Media, Part 4: Top 10 Things to Do When Leaving a Church 8 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
I wanted to finish off this series with a list of some practical things that you should do in relation to social media. This post will highlight the top 10 things you should do when you’re leaving a c...
In the Chaos and in the Silence 8 Jul 2013 | 01:13 am
This sermon was preached on June 23, 2013 at Winnetka Presbyterian Church in Winnetka, IL as I candidated to be their new Associate Pastor. My two texts were 1 Kings 19:9-18 and Luke 8:26-39. You can...
Pastoral Transitions in the Age of Social Media, Part 3: Boundaries 4 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
In seminary, one of the big questions was always “Should you be friends with parishioners?” Well, that question takes on a whole new meaning when whether or not you’re really, really friends with any ...
Pastoral Transitions in the Age of Social Media, Part 2: Staying Organized 3 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
I know that I’ve heard from many people, and have experienced here at my current church, the frustration when someone creates something online (a login, a profile, a website, a blog, etc.), and then l...
Pastoral Transitions in the Age of Social Media, Part 1: Introduction 2 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
If anyone has moved from one church to another in the past couple years, it seems there are even more additional questions about how to make that transition now that we live in a digital and social me...
I’ve Accepted a New Call and We’re Moving to Chicago 25 Jun 2013 | 06:00 pm
I want to take this opportunity to let you know that I have accepted a new call, and as of August 1, 2013, I will be the new Designated Associate Pastor at Winnetka Presbyterian Church (new website wi...