It was a couple of years ago that I heard an interview with a historian and author by the name of John Dickson. I found him to be fairly interesting, so I went and looked up his podcast and started listening. I was quickly hooked, and Undeceptions has become my favorite, and most recommended, podcast.Continue reading “Sabbatical Sit Down: John Dickson”
Category Archives: Sabbatical
Sabbatical Sit Down: Bryan Mincks
I traveled south into the exotic land of “Iowa” to meet with Bryan Mincks. Bryan is pastor of Iron Ridge Church in the small town of Waukon, IA. He helped to plant the church with his father Marlan, a national church planting leader. Bryan highlighted a journey of a lot of ups and downs forContinue reading “Sabbatical Sit Down: Bryan Mincks”
Sabbatical Sit Down: David Sorn
David Sorn is the founding pastor of Renovation Church in Blaine MN, and he’s someone I’ve known for many years. Meeting with David was a little bit different for my sabbatical plans, as Renovation and River’s Edge Church have very little in common (I mean, apart from being missional churches centered on the Bible andContinue reading “Sabbatical Sit Down: David Sorn”
Sabbatical Sit Down: Jared Bangs
Pastor Jared Bangs hails from Cook, MN (population approx. 500), which is a stones throw from Canada, so it isn’t that Jared is Canadian but he is Canada-adjacent. Jared has taken a fairly unique role since becoming lead pastor of 1st Baptist Church of Cook 7 years ago. He oversees the church as a whole,Continue reading “Sabbatical Sit Down: Jared Bangs”
“Dominion” – Tom Holland
How was it that a cult inspired by the execution of an obscure criminal in a long-vanished empire came to exercise such transformative and enduring influence on the world?… Today, at a time of seismic geopolitical realignment, when our values are proving to be not nearly as universal as some of us had assumed themContinue reading ““Dominion” – Tom Holland”
Sabbatical Sit Down: Wade Bishop
Wade Bishop, pastor at Element Church in Hayward WI, was my first meeting with a ministry leader that I didn’t know. I had reached out to a couple of well-connected friends and asked for the names of pastors of churches in small towns that were using some innovative, creative, or unique ministry ideas. So, IContinue reading “Sabbatical Sit Down: Wade Bishop”
Sabbatical Sit Down: Tiger McLuen
Tiger is one of those guys that I don’t see regularly, but every few years for the last couple of decades something comes up and we get a chance to reconnect and catch up. Which is cool, because Tiger is a legend! He’s been doing ministry for something like 5 decades, and is one ofContinue reading “Sabbatical Sit Down: Tiger McLuen”
Sabbatical Sit Down: Jonathan Dahl
Getting a chance to sit down with Jonathan was a slightly unexpected, but greatly appreciated opportunity. I’ve felt a connection to Jonathan for several years – the meeting that I got a crazy idea to bring River’s Edge into the Converge fold was the same that Jonathan was introduced as the newest member of theContinue reading “Sabbatical Sit Down: Jonathan Dahl”
Sabbatical Sit Down: Mark Bjorlo
When we think about church (or most other subjects), we tend to think about what we are familiar with, what we experience regularly, what we know. It isn’t often that we expand our perspective to see a bigger picture-there are others out there, in similar settings like ours, but they have a very different wayContinue reading “Sabbatical Sit Down: Mark Bjorlo”
Sabbatical Start
Here I am…on sabbatical. That’s a funny word. Make’s me feel fancy. So what is a sabbatical? Really, its just a break from my ordinary job to find some renewal, refreshment, and refocus. If you want to know some more of my thoughts and goals for my 4+ weeks of sabbatical, and you weren’t atContinue reading “Sabbatical Start”
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