Many people struggle at work because they want more authority.
It turns out you can get a lot done if you just take more responsbility instead. It’s often offered, rarely taken.
(And you can get even more done if you give away credit, relentlessly).
from Seth Godin.  Can we substitute ‘work’ for ‘life’ as well?

A week ago, Fr. Tom Brackett was our keynote speaker on Day 2 at our Missional Church Summit.  His contribution was significant in that he challenged us to do at least two very powerful things.  First, to tell (and listen!) to stories.  By stories, we don’t mean “Once Upon a Time,” but rather “this past week I really felt close to Christ when…”  Uh oh.  Did I just write that?  Do Episcopalians talk like that?  We should.  This is not just a statement from a church growth guru, this is …

I just looked up post-mortem on Merriam-Webster (I wanted to be sure my Latin was correct).  There are two definitions for it – 1 – done, occurring, or collected after death, and 2 – following the event.
This post is specifically aimed at definition number 2 – following the Missional Church Summit – but I think I need to change the title of this post now.  I don’t know what the Latin should be, but maybe something like “Post-Vita” because the reflections following our time with Bishop Monterroso, Frs. Brackett and …

As God as my witness, the title for this post is not to butter up any of our Right Reverend Fathers in God who wear purple.  But as I was driving in this morning thinking about the schedule for the day (which includes picking up Bishop Monterroso from the airport) I found myself getting excited.  A bishop is coming.
‘Twas not always the case for me.  I grew up and served in a church where the bishops were quite powerful, whose responsibilities made them essentially CEOs, and were in many cases …

I want to spend this morning’s post letting you know where we are in staffing our youth and children’s programs.  With the departure of Pam and Bobby earlier this summer we have some big holes to fill, but this also leads to new opportunities.  I have met with the youth and children’s commissions and we’ve tweaked some things here and there via email and we’re just about ready to publicize a job description – but for one, not two positions.  If you remember, last month I mentioned the working possibility …