Reading is one of the things that serves multiple purposes in my life. It helps to make sure that I am growing as a person, as a leader, and as a preacher. It sparks my creativity. It makes me happy. But 2020 was a year! With the stress of the pandemic, a civil rights crisis, and an economic … [Read more...]
Goals and Reading: Update
In 2018, I had read a grand total of 4 books. Last year, I set aside my usual vague resolution "to read more books." I even set aside my more specific lag goal "to read 24 books." Instead, using LEAD's work in Faithful Metrics as a guide, I set a goal to read 30 minutes a day, most days. (Read … [Read more...]
A Bookish Goal | Understanding Lead Metrics
My friend and collaborator Peggy Hahn posted today about the books she read in 2018, and her 2019 reading list. Peggy reads a LOT. 66 books last year. She always had, and it has always inspired me to want to read more. I mean, not enough to actually read more - but it sure does make me want … [Read more...]
Carol Howard Merritt – Healing Spiritual Wounds (Review)
TLDR version: A much needed resource for people of faith, and for those in ministry. Increasingly, those of us in ministry are finding ourselves spending more time with people who are either new to the church or returning to the church. Once upon a time, people were raised in the church and stayed … [Read more...]
