Tag: church structure

  • One — seeking unity in the midst of division

    One — seeking unity in the midst of division

    Our understanding of unity is predicated on ideas Jesus seems to reject. Which certainly makes our work more interesting.

  • Am I to Come to You With a Stick?

    Am I to Come to You With a Stick?

    Am I to Come to You With a Stick (Day 11 of A Simple Lent) As we get further into this letter to the church in Corinth, we are now starting to see what has Paul so mad. Not the specific stuff, that’s coming later. We’re getting the question of authority. As in the people are…

  • Build Systems or Leaders?

    Which is more important: the system or the leader? Since arriving at St. Paul’s, which is a pastoral-sized congregation*, I’ve figured out that much of the structure of the church is based on specific leaders doing specific tasks, rather than systems. I’m not sure how to feel about this. *[a pastoral-sized congregation is what many…