Back in my seminary days I participated in a church planting workshop. The one lesson that I can still recall from that class is the “homogenous unit principle.” In short this principle states that starting a new church works best if you gather people together who look the same, believe the same, and live at [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Uncomfortable
Posted: September 23, 2010 by Glenn in Christian, church, culture, denominations, diversity, grace, gunther toody, Mennonite Church USA, multicultural, racism, Uncategorized, urban tour0
No multitasking
Posted: September 15, 2010 by Glenn in Family, FTE, ministry, Philippians 2:7, the Fund for theological education, theology, UncategorizedI hate it when my world view gets challenged. For example, I like to do lots of things at the same time. It is not unusual for me to be on a staff call, responding to email, texting my wife, and eating lunch all at the same time. For the most part I have never [...]
If I could influence your fall schedule
Posted: September 13, 2010 by Glenn in Bible Study, ministry, Mission, service, service to others, short-term mission, Uncategorized** This post is and excerpt from an article that I am writing for http://ymtoday.com It is that time of year when youth workers of all types start laying out the fall schedule. Everything from parent meetings to bible studies, from retreats to fundraisers needs to be creatively pieced together. I would like to petition [...]
Respect
Posted: September 8, 2010 by Glenn in Christian, church, culture, diversity, respect, UncategorizedThis morning on the news, Harry Smith (CBS) interviewed a pastor from Gainesville, Florida. The pastor is planning to burn the Quran on September 11 as a protest against radical Islam. It is always hard to hear someone who claims the same faith as me be so disrespectful. One of the guiding principals at DOOR [...]
Just let it go
Posted: September 2, 2010 by Glenn in grace, gunther toody, retired, stress, UncategorizedI was back at Gunther Toody’s again this week. Every Thursday there is a group of mostly older men who meet over breakfast. About 1/3 of them are retired ministry people. The conversations can and do go in almost any direction. This week one of the men was sharing about a recent family reunion. It [...]
