Thoughts and Such
Once upon a time, long before we thought about podcasting, we blogged about being millennial Pastors!
It stemmed from the book that this website shares a name with. So, here is our blogroll archive in all of its glory.
… and if you couldn’t figure it out, we are making a joke about boomers being bloggers because all millennials have podcacts and blogs are outdated…
#Blessed #Hashtag #ItStartedAsABook
Ch 8 – Probably the Thing That Inspired Me To Write This Book
Here is a teaser from Ch 8 - Probably the Thing That Inspired Me To Write This Book of "The Millennial Pastor": From a Board Meeting: “What is the age limit you are setting for your young adult party?” Sometimes I hate that kind of question. One of my strengths is...
Creative Control
This week in publishing adventures: Creative Control! Yay! So I was sold on the idea of assisted self-publishing because of the phrase 'creative control.' I love the idea that I get final say on what makes the cut and what doesn't. Unfortunately, I'm an unknown author...
A DTR Moment: My Relationship with the Church
When I was somewhere around 5 years old, my older brother took me to the back room of my grandma and grandpa’s house and led me through the “sinner’s prayer.” We came out of the room very excited that day and as I think back to it I can’t help but chuckle a little....
I Would Like to Properly Introduce Will
Will has already been a guest on this blog (here is his first post), but since he is like a brother to me he has gotten the family treatment... AKA he did me a favor and I didn't show him proper appreciation. Isn't that how family relationships work? Seriously though,...
Memories and the Church
There are few events in life where we have the ability to remember with absolute clarity where we were, what we were doing, and what we were thinking. The common ones that most people experience would be things like: graduating from high school, getting married, or...
I would like to introduce Ryan
I went to college with Ryan. We both played rugby (though I can't remember if we played at the same time) and we had at least one or two classes together. He married a woman who I sort of grew up with name Megan. I was a punk to Megan growing up. Byron and I both were...
Ch 7 – Maybe I like Church?
Here is the teaser of Ch 7 - Maybe I like Church? from "The Millennial Pastor." Enjoy: I have a confession. I know, a little late in the game. I never much liked church. I had a lot of bad experiences with it… I am kind of a stereotypical millennial in that regard....
Millennial Mondays Are Now On Tuesdays
Maybe I should change the name... We'll see... Happy Reformation Day! Martin Luther droppin' thesis...es... thesi... whatever the plural form of a thesis is... like a baller 500 years ago! Oh yeah, its also Halloween I guess. My kids are decked out ready to...
When Death Became Real
Being an associate pastor during a pastoral transition prepares you in a lot of ways for lead pastoring. During that transitionary period in my previous assignment, I presided quite a few funerals over a short period of time. Sometimes it was difficult as I didn’t...
I Would Like to Introduce Moose
Moose is a swell guy. He started as a friend of a friend. That mutual friend was a guy named Byron. Read some of his life here. Moose also knew my other friend, Byron's older brother Will. You can hear more of Will's story here. Byron regularly told me about this guy...
Ch 6 – Then I Got To Officiate My First Funeral
Here is an excerpt from Ch. 6 -: "Then I Got To Officiate My First Funeral" of The Millennial Pastor: Before it all happened, before I put on my big boy pants, before I was officially installed as the lead pastor, I would lie awake at night and wonder how I would deal...
Millennial Mondays – Can’t We All Just Get Along!
This is a thing... you should watch it... and I love it. I haven't seen anything like this on TV or elsewhere the specifically tries to bring generations closer together. I think it's pretty swell. I also think it's pretty swell that such a young kid knew all those...