I was coaching someone recently about getting along with a coworker and she said, “What I would like if I were in their shoes would be direct communication– just bottom-lining it.” But in fact, that is not what the other person would prefer. His style and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
