After eight weeks of tracking my time in hopes of discovering what I was actually doing as an interim pastor, here's what I found out: 1) Keeping productivity in the front of your mind is good for accountability and well...productivity, but doesn't do much for the enjoyment/fulfillment factor. It's not that I'm normally not productive, …
Mortality
I was probably 10, or somewhere close, when I first became aware of the Jackson 5. The Osmonds were in there, too. (He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother) The boy singing the lead in the stratosphere was cute as a bug, and had talent forever. I was never a big fan of the moonwalk, maybe …
Inspiration
Hard to say where it comes from. The Greeks thought it came from the gods, from the muses. I suppose I still think it does, from God, from sources of creation and spirit that He oversees and delivers in mystery, in conversation, in idea and image. My son is no doubt being inspired even as …
The Pace of Ministry
It's been a long time since I've posted, and in today's cyber-crazed world, that's no way to go about business. I know that. However, I've been running hard. Between Good Friday and Easter preparations, the process of interviewing candidates for the preaching minister/catalyst leader position at the church, the leadership and management of various ministries …
To See
Two weeks ago, I preached a sermon that was the beginning of a new series at church I'm simply calling "The Jesus Lab: Discovering and Practicing the Artful Action of Jesus." I'm borrowing an idea from the world of acting, wondering out loud what Jesus was doing from moment-to-moment, asking the question the way I …
JEFF BERRYMAN 