Archive for the 'Spiritual Life' Category

Yosemite Summit 2009 Report and Video

June 16th, 2009

Don’t miss the video at the end of this post!
I’m still feeling the effects of Yosemite Summit 2009. It is difficult to describe this event to someone who has not gone; it is truly a wonderful trip on so many fronts. But it is my prayer that some descriptions, some pictures, quotes from the guys [...]

Have Your Own Yosemite Summit

March 1st, 2009

Yosemite Summiteers 2009
It’s official! The 2009 Yosemite Summit Unconference for Children’s Pastors has been filled. The 9 guys above will be setting aside ministry for four of the best days of their life in May. I’ll introduce you to them more in the weeks and months ahead, but for now I just wanted to let [...]

The Best Thing for Your Ministry

February 16th, 2009

Know what might be the best thing for your ministry right now?
A new resource?
A new program?
A new book?
A new curriculum?
A new conference?
A new idea?
A new volunteer?
A new senior pastor? :0)

This may surprise you – but the best thing for your ministry right now may be to get as far away from it as possible – [...]

The Power of Hiking

November 21st, 2008

There is just something powerful about hiking. about exploring. about going where few have gone before. And while Yosemite may be a place visited by many, many more never bother to take the time to plan to get away, and even fewer leave the valley to hike to more remote trails that offer the most [...]

Confessions of a Driven Pastor

April 30th, 2008

A while back I found the articles linked below on pastors.com and they were exactly what I needed at the time. I have since shared them with many men and I offer them here, not as something I think you might need, but as something I NEEDED that you just might too.
I recommend you read [...]