Read more Uncategorized The Problem I Have With “My Pastor” By Steve on October 28, 2014 “Who’s your pastor?” It’s a question you have probably heard more than a few times if you tend to hang out in church circles. As a pastor myself I know the challenges that can come from… Read more Uncategorized 9 Warning Signs Your Pastor May Be Building His Own Kingdom By Steve on July 11, 2014 Control! People like to be controlled! People want to be controlled! In a recent post I raised the question of why Christians would allow themselves to be abused in church systems that wreak havoc in their lives and… Read more Uncategorized Mark Driscoll’s Open Letter Apology: Has the Mars Hill Pastor Finally Heard the Singing of the Whos Down in Whoville? By Steve on March 18, 2014 I was a Mark Driscoll fan…and then I wasn’t! Back in 2007 I didn’t know much about Driscoll other than he was that “swearing” pastor Donald Miller mentions in Blue Like Jazz. Then a friend suggested… Read more Uncategorized Mick Mooney’s “Snap” Reveals A Pastor’s Breaking Point By Steve on November 12, 2013 Ok, full confession. As a Christian of nearly 40 years who has been a missionary, an elder, an Associate Pastor, and a Senior Pastor I was very familiar with every main character in Mick Mooney’s… Read more Uncategorized With A “Vision” The People Often Perish By Steve on June 18, 2013 I was a “Vision and Values” pastor once. In fact Habakkuk 2:2 “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets” and Matthew 11:12 “The Kingdom advances because forceful men lay hold of it” were…
Read more Uncategorized The Problem I Have With “My Pastor” By Steve on October 28, 2014 “Who’s your pastor?” It’s a question you have probably heard more than a few times if you tend to hang out in church circles. As a pastor myself I know the challenges that can come from…
Read more Uncategorized 9 Warning Signs Your Pastor May Be Building His Own Kingdom By Steve on July 11, 2014 Control! People like to be controlled! People want to be controlled! In a recent post I raised the question of why Christians would allow themselves to be abused in church systems that wreak havoc in their lives and…
Read more Uncategorized Mark Driscoll’s Open Letter Apology: Has the Mars Hill Pastor Finally Heard the Singing of the Whos Down in Whoville? By Steve on March 18, 2014 I was a Mark Driscoll fan…and then I wasn’t! Back in 2007 I didn’t know much about Driscoll other than he was that “swearing” pastor Donald Miller mentions in Blue Like Jazz. Then a friend suggested…
Read more Uncategorized Mick Mooney’s “Snap” Reveals A Pastor’s Breaking Point By Steve on November 12, 2013 Ok, full confession. As a Christian of nearly 40 years who has been a missionary, an elder, an Associate Pastor, and a Senior Pastor I was very familiar with every main character in Mick Mooney’s…
Read more Uncategorized With A “Vision” The People Often Perish By Steve on June 18, 2013 I was a “Vision and Values” pastor once. In fact Habakkuk 2:2 “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets” and Matthew 11:12 “The Kingdom advances because forceful men lay hold of it” were…