What Jimmy Fallon Has Taught Me About Ministry.

I have been a big fan of Late Nate with Jimmy Fallon for some time.  I try to stay up as much as possible with my night owl wife, but often I fall asleep just before the opening monologue.  However, I almost always end up catching highlights of Jimmy’s show on Hulu the next day. When Jimmy has guests who are willing to play water gun games, race tricycles, crack eggs on their heads, and Read More …

When to Call the Pastor

When to Call the Pastor In our fast moving society, pastors must depend on individuals and families to communicate their need of pastoral care. You not only have a right to the ministry and sacraments of the church, but also an obligation to nourish your spiritual health at certain times of crisis or stress in your life. The intercessions of the Body of Christ are for all of us. Take advantage of them – call Read More …

The First Friday and the Philosphy Behind It.

Part of the requirements for my pastoral internship is that I complete some sort of project.  Here it is. The Project The Church’s context: I noticed that the church is near a high school and many youth walk by the church on a daily basis.  For several days I stood outside the church during the half hour or so youth were walking home and counted how many young people passed our building. So I put a Read More …