Joy and Banana Bread in the Midst of a Crummy Year (2020)
2020 has been a rough year. How can we find joy in the midst of it? Wisdom from Koheleth–who wrote 3,000 years ago…. (Ecclesiastes 8) #DiveDeepTogether #WeAreFoursquare

The Decline of the Mid-Size Suburban Postwar Church
From the Kansas City Star Full article: HERE Medium-sized postwar churches, a formidable institution at one time, are in demographic free-fall. Other kinds of churches are thriving. LARGE: Hope Lutheran Continue Reading

Dress for the Job, Pastors! #0686 by Paul Walters
Pastors need to stop dressing like slobs. I am so tired of going to clergy meetings in the middle of the work day and encountering other clergy dressed like they Continue Reading

The Lutherans Sterben Aus (Die Out)
This article is not just for Lutherans. It applies to most North American faith families. The above chart spells unmitigated disaster. And it’s a few years old. It’s gotten much Continue Reading