For five years I was the Collegiate Ministries Pastor at Elmbrook Church. In my work area (affectionately known as the West Wing) also resided the Middle School Pastor and the Senior High Pastor. Across the building, there was the 20-Somethings Pastor and the Children's Pastor. We also had a 30-Somethings ministry for awhile, not to …
The House of Our Souls
[I wrote these words last February on a day away in solitude for prayer and study.] I sit in this small prayer house in the winter cold. Because the main house at this retreat center is vacant for the week, I was offered the chance to stay in the main house for the day. As …
Five for Friday (Oct 30, 2009)
Here are five things you might find interesting, thought-provoking, or just plain funny this Friday: Do you spend 90% of your time staring at glowing rectangles? Marketing germ protection for communion? Is there a limit to the number of friends you can have - even on Facebook? Some surprising insights from shepherds and sheep for …
Leading from the Second Chair (Book Review)
Leading from the Second Chair is for you if you are staff person who is not the senior pastor of your church or executive director of your organization. Whether you are an associate pastor in a dual-pastor staff or one among twenty pastors at a mega-church, this book is for you. However, Leading from the …
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Counterfeit Gods – Tim Keller
Tim Keller, pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian in New York and author of many outstanding books such as The Prodigal God and The Reason for God, has just published a new book entitled Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters. Keller is one of the pastors I …
Matthew Erickson 