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On Holy Ground at St. Arbucks
I have a new post up at Out of Ur- here's a sample and a link there... Like many pastors I know, I have a love/hate relationship with Starbucks. For seven years now, as I have labored to plant, grow, and guide a church, Starbucks has been my office, my meeting space, my cafeteria, and my retreat. I’m there most work days, and I’m even there most days off to get some reading or writing time in away from the house. Yeah—if Starbucks disappeared, I’d notice. As with anything, though, familiarity breeds contempt. The thousands of hours I have spent in Starbucks locations all over the Portland Metro area have left me feeling at times that I’d rather be anywhere else.Please, Lord, not another day on hard wooden chairs, sipping burnt-tasting coffee, and wondering when the employees will notice the BEEP-BEEP-BEEP of the safe that sets my teeth on edge every 20 minutes as it tells them it’s time to make another deposit... And yet, week after week, I return. Occasionally I try new places, but nothing has ever stuck. Despite a certain weariness with the place, the convenience of Starbucks, the free Wi-Fi, and the ease with which I...
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Two Conferences You Should Think About-
Two great pastoral conferences happening in April. The first is on the East Coast: The EPIC FAIL Pastors’ Conference will be held April 14-16, 2011 in Lansdale, PA (Greater Philadelphia Area). The cost is $79. No glossy fliers. No big marketing budget. No rental of a large arena – just a gritty bar that used to be a church (but failed). Just purposeful space to tell stories, reflect, pray (a lot), eat meals slowly, connect with other pastors (and former pastors), listen to others and take communion. The goal isn’t to host a conference to celebrate ‘success’ – and we aren’t looking to host a conference that celebrates failure either. Our goal is to celebrate faithfulness in ministry, regardless of what the outcome looks like. We’ll have experts on failure telling stories of their own mistakes, sin, gaffes and screw-ups – and they’ll share how God showed up despite the failure. And space to process our own stories and how the gospel intersects at our brokenness. We anticipate it being hopeful. Rich. Meaningful. Significant. More info here The second, with a similar theme, will be here in Portland, Or. It's a free gathering put on jointly by the Ecclesia network...
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Posted by: Christopher Taylor | January 21, 2011 at 09:26 AM
I finally got around to seeing the movie on Sunday night so I loved this version. :)
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