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Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
Journey with me as we learn together how to lead, encourage and engage in the areas of multiethnic ministry and racial reconciliation.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
Whereas the religious power brokers of his day used the table to exclude people, Jesus used the table to include people.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
There is a form of learning uniquely linked to leading, and with it comes the scars and joys of building something lasting.
Lessons from 40 years of ministry
In the coming months, I’ll participate in the ordination of over 100 ministers. I thought it would be a fitting season to share some lessons I’ve learned these last 40 years. I hope you’ll join me on this journey of celebration and reflection.
Lesson #10: Humility is essential
Humility is essential to well-rounded leadership and a well-rounded life.
The Gathering 2023
A Wesleyan Thriving Clergy Conference for pastors and spouses – The Gathering
Lesson # 6: Pray on offense/purpose
At the heart of my ministry is a daily time of prayer. This is prayer on offense, not just defense. It is focused on “seeking first the kingdom of God” (Matthew 6:33) and what is of lasting, not temporary, significance.
Lesson # 9: Axioms are anchors
The higher the capacity of the person you’re leading, the more important listening becomes.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
My privileges meant a head start and not dealing with barriers and challenges people of color must persevere through almost daily.
Lesson # 8: Off-stage leadership
We can too easily overestimate the impact of what happens on-platform and underestimate the impact of what happens off-platform.
Lesson #7: Transitions
The beautiful and mysterious thing about following Jesus — following his will is always better than following my own plan. And it always will be.
Lesson # 5: Know Your Gifts and Strengths
Discovering gifts and strengths helped me to know how I could contribute in the functioning of the body of Christ.
Lesson #4: Stewardship of Energy
Like the Apostle Paul, I have found my thorn to be a reminder of the sufficiency of God’s grace and a source of his strength being made perfect in my weakness.
Lesson #3: Keep loving the Church
Loving the Church means taking the risks to keep it vital and fulfilling the purposes for which God created her.
Lesson #2: Credibility
I have experienced the challenge of wise credibility in all three of the ministry responsibilities God has entrusted to me over these 40 years.
Reconciliation: my journey of multiethnic ministry
You can have a mess without movement. But you cannot have a movement without mess.
Thrive in 5: Physical- 5 The Necessity of Rest and Sleep
Five principles regarding rest.
Thrive In 5: Emotional -Self-justification
Self-justification
Top posts of 2023
A look back on the moments that impacted us and things that brought us joy in 2023.