by social@thebtscenter.org | Jun 13, 2018 | 21stCenturyCulture, 21stCenturyMinistry, 21stCenturyMission, 21stCenturyReligion, 21stCenturySpirituality, Lessons Learned
With a big smile, a bit of money raised, and enough naiveté to blind me, I showed up to the office of the Conference of the Northern California Nevada United Church of Christ. It was the fall of 2010, and I had left a beautiful village church in New England to follow...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Feb 16, 2017 | 21stCenturyMinistry, 21stCenturyMission, Bearings Review 2017
In a season where the leadership of the United States claims to be constructing “An Entirely New Political Movement,” many have echoed what activist and filmmaker Michael Moore said after November’s election: “We are going to resist … This is going to be a massive...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Mar 18, 2016 | 21stCenturyMinistry, Bearings Review 2016, ChurchChange
On the evening of our first dinner church gathering, my then three-year-old daughter sat on the sidewalk in front of our banner that read, “God is not a boy’s name.” The picture struck a chord and continues to circulate on social media, in part because she is a happy,...
by social@thebtscenter.org | Sep 23, 2015 | ChurchChange, Leadership
This summer I spent some time with a group of (mostly) young people involved in a virtual reality start-up. Some of them are serial innovators, having been a part of more than one successful endeavor. As a minister, spiritual entrepreneur, and organizing pastor of a...
