“Who must I become as a leader in order to accompany my church in her pilgrimage from the comfort of power and control to the vulnerability of community?” When this Journey of Hope pilgrimage first began, I felt an urgency to help move my church from here to there. I had anticipated this journey serving… Continue reading It’s Over…And We’ve Only Just Begun
Since beginning this Journey of Hope pilgrimage, the need to slow down has been a consistent theme as I face my own pressing question—“Who must I become as a leader in order to accompany my church in her pilgrimage from the comfort of power and control to the vulnerability of community?” While that seemed counterintuitive… Continue reading Escalating Conflict…Creatively
“Who must I become as a leader in order to accompany my church in her pilgrimage from the comfort of power and control to the vulnerability of community?” The answer to this pressing question seems more distant to me right now. Rather than moving on this pilgrimage toward “the vulnerability of community,” it feels like… Continue reading On Slowing Down and Surprises
“Who must I become as a leader in order to accompany my church in her pilgrimage from the comfort of power and control to the vulnerability of community?” This Journey of Hope continues with Module 2, and something is beginning to shift. I am starting to recognize the presence of a weight that I have… Continue reading Loosening My Grip
“Look at each screen in this Zoom gathering and see the divine in each person here.” With these opening words, our Journey of Hope pilgrimage had begun. One by one, I looked at each person, very few who were familiar to me, and I saw the belovedness and image of God in each of them.… Continue reading Whom Must I Become?
