At a difficult time in my life, I received some very negative feedback from someone. I really took it to heart and began to think it through. When I connected with my friend and colleague Chuck Ridley to help me process it, he helped me realize that, in this case,...
This is the third and final blog entry in a series by guest blogger Gordon Bauslaugh, Lead pastor at Christ Community Church in Puyallup, Washington, on missional engagement with those outside the church. You can read stories of this engagement in the two previous...
Today’s blog continues from yesterday’s entry, both by guest blogger Gordon Bauslaugh, Lead pastor at Christ Community Church in Puyallup, Washington. An older man I met in my local business referral group (see yesterday’s blog entry) asked me to do the memorial...
Gordon Bauslaugh, Lead pastor at Christ Community Church in Puyallup, Washington, is enjoying engaging more and more the community outside the church. Here’s a story from him: It’s often hard as a pastor to engage with people outside of the church because you’re...
A few weeks ago I heard someone use this phrase: carefrontation. It’s apparently an amalgam of caring and confrontation. Usually when we hear the word confrontation, caring seems like an antonym. But how can we bring caring about people– truly desiring their...
Consider where God has placed you. Where are you able to serve as the presence of Jesus? Make a list of the people you’re in relationship with that don’t know Jesus. What is your plan to keep those relationships healthy and moving forward? One church planter and his...
