Len Hjalmarson refers to Doug Pagitt’s analogy of leadership as organic gardening.
Doug Pagitt once proposed we ditch the word “leadership” with all its military implications, and find new language for talking about those who tend to communities. His preferred analogy was an organic gardener.
take crap and use it to nourish things it isn’t “dirt,” […]
wadehodges.com Archives: June 2003
Notes from the above book are now online.
To prepare us for communion, I’m telling a story this Sunday as part of the joint assembly. The story is based on the accusation levelled against the early church regarding cannibalism. Her neighbors didn’t know what to make of Christians eating the body and drinking the blood of someone. My story is […]
We’ve got a big Sunday coming up. We’re doing a joint fun day with Believers Church, a great church that uses our building on Friday nights for one of their services. We’ll start with a joint worship assembly at 10 AM. Then we’ll go outside and eat and play together. I’m […]
Heather and I have started reading the latest Harry Potter book. We got hooked on Potter a couple of years ago, just before the first movie came out. It’s great reading a story with someone else. It’s a mad dash to see who can get in bed first and grab the […]
I’m heading up a team of people who will begin to work in the area of “Adult Spiritual Formation” at Garnett. Here are some of the questions we’ll be dealing with in our first meeting, along with some of my initial leanings.
What is Christian Spiritual formation? a proposed definition from Robert Mulholland: […]
Looking for a good piece of fiction to read this summer? I recommend The Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It’s got survival, fantasy, God, and a killer ending.
Amazon.comYann Martel’s imaginative and unforgettable Life of Pi is a magical reading experience, an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival, and ultimately, faith. […]
In answer to the comment below, here is a hint as to where the story of Cain and Able is taking me and the message I’ll preach on Sunday:
Two brothers, two sacrifices. One is looked on with favor and the other isnt. The one who isnt favored is angryangry with God, angry with […]
Author shares her church-search experiences
“I dont think weve been taught how to look for a church,” Ms. Berry said. “You dont usually walk up to a church and ask someone, What are all your beliefs and history? Most people spend more time checking out a video camera theyre going to buy than the church they […]
One of the best things about my trip home from the Northwest was having Caleb, my two-year-old, see me from a distance at the airport and start running toward me. Never mind that security nearly tackled him. I beat them to him and grabbed him myself. Last night I put him to […]
Notes from the above book are now online.
To prepare us for communion, I’m telling a story this Sunday as part of the joint assembly. The story is based on the accusation levelled against the early church regarding cannibalism. Her neighbors didn’t know what to make of Christians eating the body and drinking the blood of someone. My story is […]
We’ve got a big Sunday coming up. We’re doing a joint fun day with Believers Church, a great church that uses our building on Friday nights for one of their services. We’ll start with a joint worship assembly at 10 AM. Then we’ll go outside and eat and play together. I’m […]
Heather and I have started reading the latest Harry Potter book. We got hooked on Potter a couple of years ago, just before the first movie came out. It’s great reading a story with someone else. It’s a mad dash to see who can get in bed first and grab the […]
I’m heading up a team of people who will begin to work in the area of “Adult Spiritual Formation” at Garnett. Here are some of the questions we’ll be dealing with in our first meeting, along with some of my initial leanings.
What is Christian Spiritual formation? a proposed definition from Robert Mulholland: […]
Looking for a good piece of fiction to read this summer? I recommend The Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It’s got survival, fantasy, God, and a killer ending.
Amazon.comYann Martel’s imaginative and unforgettable Life of Pi is a magical reading experience, an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival, and ultimately, faith. […]
In answer to the comment below, here is a hint as to where the story of Cain and Able is taking me and the message I’ll preach on Sunday:
Two brothers, two sacrifices. One is looked on with favor and the other isnt. The one who isnt favored is angryangry with God, angry with […]
Author shares her church-search experiences
“I dont think weve been taught how to look for a church,” Ms. Berry said. “You dont usually walk up to a church and ask someone, What are all your beliefs and history? Most people spend more time checking out a video camera theyre going to buy than the church they […]
One of the best things about my trip home from the Northwest was having Caleb, my two-year-old, see me from a distance at the airport and start running toward me. Never mind that security nearly tackled him. I beat them to him and grabbed him myself. Last night I put him to […]
