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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world: What Young Clergy Want You to Know (Methodist Revised)
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world. Reflections on life, ministry, and love divine. Thursday, July 26, 2012. What Young Clergy Want You to Know (Methodist Revised). Otherwise, here are my points as a United Methodist Pastor in Oklahoma. Some I share with the above, others are my own devising. If you happened to show up at a gathering of young United Methodist clergy (let's say at the Hideaway), they would perhaps tell you (if you asked). 1 They love Jesus, and most certainly love Christ's Church.
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world: Lover
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world. Reflections on life, ministry, and love divine. Wednesday, May 09, 2012. Derek Webb is one of the greats. My ipod was on shuffle this morning, and this song came up. Imagine it's Jesus singing this song, and it will make some sense. I've put the lyrics below and also a link to a video of the song. Enjoy! Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Like a man comes to an altar I came into this town. With the world upon my shoulders and promises passed down. Barry "der schwertfec...
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world: December 2011
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world. Reflections on life, ministry, and love divine. Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Young People - Do We Want Them? Or under 50 for that matter? Anyway, the link to the study I'm going on about is below. Http:/ www.barna.org/teens-next-gen-articles/534-five-myths-about-young-adult-church-dropouts. Also, I've been reflecting on a few things Lovett Weems has said. Get this:. Giving in the United Mthodist Church (in the US) has reached a plateau and is now declining. I won...
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world: September 2012
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world. Reflections on life, ministry, and love divine. Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Some Thoughts on Federal Income Tax. 1 It is NOT the case that 47% of Americans don't pay Federal Income Taxes. 47% of HOUSEHOLDS do not pay Federal Income Taxes (I read somewhere that it was more like 46%, but that's in the ballpark). 4 The other half of the 47% are exempt from Federal Taxes because they are living in poverty. I know it's easy to have immediate outrage. However, in a...
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world: January 2012
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world. Reflections on life, ministry, and love divine. Friday, January 13, 2012. Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus. This video keeps popping up all over the place, and I've seen many people give positive comments/feedback. Http:/ shrove.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/ill-communication-about-religion/. Barry "der schwertfechter" Bennett. Thursday, January 12, 2012. The Smartest Man on Television. God doesn’t really give you another choice.”. The full article can be found here:.
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world: August 2012
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world. Reflections on life, ministry, and love divine. Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Friedman, of course, is the godfather of Family Systems Theory. He articulates what I'm getting at much more clearly. Generation to Generation, looking at his understanding of the failings of extreme consensus models of leadership. With the rest of the organism, there is a more than reasonable chance that the body will follow. There may be initial resistance but, if the leader can stay...
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world: October 2011
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world. Reflections on life, ministry, and love divine. Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Generational Narcissism - A Few Brief Thoughts. Found this today. Thanks to Padraic Ingle for sharing it originally. Http:/ www.immersejournal.com/immerseblog/whats-your-theology-of-development/. Who wouldn't want that? For whatever reason, mentoring possibilities are very rich when paring these two generations together. Barry "der schwertfechter" Bennett. Thursday, October 06, 2011.
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world: Some Thoughts on Federal Income Tax
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world. Reflections on life, ministry, and love divine. Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Some Thoughts on Federal Income Tax. 1 It is NOT the case that 47% of Americans don't pay Federal Income Taxes. 47% of HOUSEHOLDS do not pay Federal Income Taxes (I read somewhere that it was more like 46%, but that's in the ballpark). 4 The other half of the 47% are exempt from Federal Taxes because they are living in poverty. I know it's easy to have immediate outrage. However, in a...
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world: Thoughts on Consensus
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Let me speak to the yet unknowing world. Reflections on life, ministry, and love divine. Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Friedman, of course, is the godfather of Family Systems Theory. He articulates what I'm getting at much more clearly. Generation to Generation, looking at his understanding of the failings of extreme consensus models of leadership. With the rest of the organism, there is a more than reasonable chance that the body will follow. There may be initial resistance but, if the leader can stay...