James McDonald is Every Pastor
Pastors are people too. I know that smells of a bad bumper sticker, but sometimes trite sayings are spot-on. Pastors are first people. And people…
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When Pastors Leave and Lie About It
I was 15 and had just become a Christian. I had 8 weeks of Sunday gatherings under my belt and was still trying…
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Getting Ghosted by the Church and Why It Matters
A friend of mine was retelling his most recent dating experience. “Things were going pretty well. We had been on three dates, had…
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Why My Public Apology?
Last weekend I apologized to our church . . . publicly. It wasn’t dramatic or teary or reminiscent of a Jim and Tammy…
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How to Leave a Church Without Being a Jerk
I have a little saying that’s always a shock to good, wholesome church folk. I parrot it because it stirs up great conversation, but…
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