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Grace Anyway

May 18, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture

I don’t think there was ever a time when I didn’t know that my heroes were flawed. I grew up in the days following Nixon, Watergate, Viet Nam, race riots, and the burgeoning practice of assuming that great men and women were not perfect. Leaders could be...

Low Miles, Excellent Condition: Young Leaders in the UMC

May 11, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, US Politics

Conversations with bold, young leaders are often difficult for me, mostly because I remember those early days out of seminary when I still knew everything. I had been drawn through a very complex set of ideas on a three year journey to enlightenment, and I was ready...

Change the World

Apr 19, 2012 | Announcements, General, Methodism, Pop Culture

What if one weekend all around the world, 11 million United Methodists focused on finding sustainable solutions to fighting malaria? A few years ago, Rev. Mike Slaughter began to lead his congregation in an effort to make a difference in their community. Oddly,...

How to Be Prolific Online in a Couple of Hours a Week

Apr 12, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Pop Culture

Folks who follow me on Facebook and Twitter might have noticed that I seem to have two voices. The reason for that is simple: I do. They are closely related, mostly because they are both me. And I don’t like to divide myself into “Pastor Joey” and...

Does Not Compute: Metrics are Bad?

Apr 9, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism

Logic seems to have failed some of us Methodists — probably because we aren’t Vulcans, or something like that. United Methodists all over the blogosphere and twitterverse are posting and tweeting logical fallacies right and left, mostly in the area of the...