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Buzz…

Posted in Church, Ministry, tagged , , , on October 20, 2009 | 8 Comments »

I attended a conference last year and sat in a workshop for church marketing.
Throughout the entire workshop, there was an uneasy feeling within me. It wasn’t the speaker. He was great. And throughout the conference, I attended his workshops the most.
But, I guess I just never felt comfortable with marketing and the church. Especially the [...]

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The Church and the Grocery Store

Posted in Misc, tagged on April 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Saw this video at the workshop we were just at.
What say you?

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Learned a Valuable Lesson Today

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , on March 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The vibrate function on my phone does not apply to my phone’s alarm.
Usually, on Sundays, I stop by the office and leave my phone in my office before heading off to the sanctuary. Today, I forgot.
As worship is about to start, I realize my phone is in my pocket. I did what anyone would do, [...]

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Smokin’ Out

Posted in Misc, tagged , , on March 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »

This past Saturday, I ran into two teenage boys (who were not part of this group).
I was coming out of our fellowship hall and, I guess they heard me.
One of our sanctuary entrance has a stair that leads up stairs, and those boys were coming down from it.
I was heading to the sanctuary, they were [...]

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Wandering In the Desert for 40 Years

Posted in Christian, Church, tagged , , , , on March 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Let me just start with a disclaimer.
I’m not attacking anyone or anything. That’s not my intent. I just want to voice my opinions and frustrations of how I feel as a young clergy in the UMC and specifically, Cal-Pac Annual Conference. And everything I say, I’m speaking with a broad and general stroke of a [...]

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The Type of Ministry I Want to Implement

Posted in Misc, tagged , on January 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »

I wrote this down in my moleskine journal book while sitting at Starbucks (procrastinating, of course).
These thoughts are gathered from various sources.
And I really want to incorporate this type of ministry, given a chance. Though, for some reason, it doesn’t look very “UMC.”
Does anyone think that too much organization can be detrimental?
Anyway, here are my [...]

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Missing the Point

Posted in Misc, tagged , , on December 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

There are somethings that I hear about the churches in Korea that make my stomach turn. You’ll have to realize that this is not all the churches in Korea, but like they say, one rotten apple ruins the whole bushel. (is that what they really say? I feel like I just made that up…)
I recently [...]

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Advertising and Marketing

Posted in Misc, tagged , , on October 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »

These things I’m not great at.
And to tell you the truth, not completely comfortable when it comes to advertising/marketing for church.
I just don’t know how to do it.
What I do do, I don’t think it’s enough. I just email/call/text a couple of people that I know personally. And maybe email other pastors.
And usually, I’m okay [...]

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Time Running Out

Posted in Personal, tagged , , on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Things are coming to an end here.
And since I was a local church hire, and not appointed, I had a little more liberty in when my last Sunday was and so forth.
A lot of loose ends to tie. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to get everything squared away.
The good news is that they [...]

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