It’s not really a “Retreat” because we don’t really go anywhere. This year’s entire event took place within a 65-mile radius of Kent, Ohio. And it’s not really designed to disengage from our day-to-day work on campus (as the word … Continue reading
Our church has always maintained a high value on team leadership. This is a family value, inherited from our network of churches. We often talk about “plurality” and the need for many different perspectives to ensure wise leadership. We cite … Continue reading
How amazing is it that we have a God who listens when we speak?!? And how amazing that we have a God who speaks when we listen?!? We’ve had our H2O Kent Pastors Retreat this week. And during one of … Continue reading
I recently finished reading A.W. Tozer’s book, The Knowledge of the Holy. It was a second reading for me (though my memory of the first reading turned out to be more sketchy than I thought!). I read it again because it was … Continue reading
We were married within a year of each other: Marci and me, Michelle and Mike. We went on staff with the same missions agency within a year of each other. We each had our first child within a year of … Continue reading
We’re coming up on the end of our time in Colorado. I’m going to miss it for a lot of reasons — but particularly for (1) the mountains and (2) the cohort of young leaders with whom I’ve been privileged … Continue reading
I totally binged this weekend on a new series (of experiences) called Ranger Things — and it was amazing. Believe it or not, there was a time in my life when I seriously considered producing nature documentaries as a career … Continue reading
For three out of the last four summers, I’ve been a part of a new initiative within our network of churches. It’s called the Collegiate Mentoring Program. This year, I get to make leadership of the Collegiate Mentoring Program my primary … Continue reading
Over the last couple of days, our team from H2O Kent has been gradually shifting our time and attention from the refugee communities of Tensta to the center of Stockholm. We’ve enjoyed brilliant blue skies and golden sunshine as we’ve … Continue reading
At the end of our first full day in Sweden — after just a couple of hours of putting ourselves out there to make new friends in the Tensta neighborhood of Stockholm — we had received invitations to three different dinners … Continue reading