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May 2012

May 11, 2012

packaging vision packages people

Strange things happened when the church I used to pastor renounced vision. It used to...

April 2012

April 03, 2012

stop being a controlling church

I'm not really making any money on my book, Without A Vision My People Prosper,...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

rat race

If you've read my blog at all you should know by now that I am...

February 2012

February 07, 2012

visionary thinking

By now it is no secret to you that I abhor visionary thinking for the...

December 2011

December 24, 2011

what am i to do?

I've been experiencing some confusion over the last few days. Some of you probably think...

December 09, 2011

conjuring up a vision

Of all my favorite topics to write about, visionary thinking is one of my favorites....

December 08, 2011

are you being played?

Most people know when they are being played. That is, they know when they aren't...

November 2011

November 26, 2011

my new book “Without A Vision My People Prosper”

This isn't my official launch. Yet. This is my preview notice. But I am happy...

November 24, 2011

The Burden of Expectations

I'm happy to say my new book, Without a Vision My People Prosper, will be...

November 19, 2011

evangelism one-oh-what?

I am working on 2 books right now. My first one, which I expect will...

November 16, 2011

organizations, power and language

Max Weber believed that bureaucracy is: a hierarchical organization designed rationally to coordinate the work...

September 2011

September 14, 2011

pick a pack of pickled people

Look at this guy! He's so proud of his accomplishment. His church is packed full!...

May 2011

May 01, 2011

vision, fantasy & book cover

I drew this image, inspired by Picasso's Don Quixote drawing, for the cover of my...

March 2011

March 11, 2011

Vision Like Yeast

If you want your church community life to be healthy, then keeping it free of...

March 10, 2011

Can Christians Gather?

If you didn't believe me as a pastor, will you believe me now as one...

January 2011

January 21, 2011

beautifully unaware

I'm editing my new upcoming book on Vision. It will include cartoons. I'm quite excited...

January 20, 2011

watch a woman undress

I know I post about vision in the church a great deal. It is one...

January 19, 2011

authority & totalitarian ideology

As the philosopher Slavoj ŽiŽek suggests, there is on the "mere authoritarian lust for power",...

January 17, 2011

cartoon: vision… the little blue pill

January 15, 2011

Crowd Control Starts with You

I read this today on a Linkedin feed and I nearly spewed my coffee: Church...

January 05, 2011

How to be Visionless

Concerning the lack of vision, this is how it worked for me: When I pastored...

January 05, 2011

cartoon: the vision burden

You can buy a fine art print of this cartoon here. Jesus chastised religious leaders...

January 04, 2011

cartoon: circus

Recently I was communicating with a pastor. (I talk with many so don't think it...

January 03, 2011

Choice: family or vision

Do you want your church to be a family? Or do you want your church...

January 03, 2011

cartoon: packaged pickled people

December 2010

December 09, 2010

Church as Pointless #2

I've never understood why, when I say that a church should have no vision, some...

August 2010

August 26, 2010

VISION: I Cast You OUT!

I come back to the issue of vision and mission statements again and again because...

May 2010

May 25, 2010

cartoon: crystal ball

May 17, 2010

Weed and Wolf

What is most dangerous to the church? What is the most wicked weed and the...

April 2010

April 29, 2010

Vision and Dis-ease

You like your church. You've found a community that seems healthy to you. You've been...