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You Gotta Have ‘ope (opens the original)
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What’s the difference between change and transition?The church I serve is experiencing both, with the impending retirement of my colleague and a search for the person who will follow him. As the congregation completes the logistical and emotional work of saying goodbye to one pastor and welcoming another, I’ve been using the two words interchangeably. But according to William Bridges and his book Managing Transitions, they’re two distinct things. Shoutout to a retired pastor colleague who worshi
Coregulation 101, Courtesy of Ted Lasso (opens the original)
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Happy Friday, Blue Roomies, and welcome to new subscribers, especially new friends from Leesburg this week! And a special thanks to new supporting subscriber E, who helps make this work possible. Paid supporters will receive an additional post early next week.HousekeepingTed Talks continue on Pop Culture Pastors Hour! We talked improv and more in our discussion of Ted Lasso S04E07, “Yes & Baby.” <a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stre
Off Script: A Conversation with Trey Ferguson (opens the original)
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Congratulations to Pastor Trey Ferguson on the release of his lovely new book, Love is Good Religion, which dropped yesterday! Grateful he took time out of his full schedule and book launch busyness to chat for our Off Script series. We talk about what it means to seek wholeness, how love is a commitment more than a feeling, and how old-fashioned words like “salvation” find fresh meaning when we look anew at our sacred text.Here’s Trey r
Berry, Remen, Dillard (opens the original)
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HousekeepingLast Sunday’s sermon audio is here, and here are two Pop Culture Pastors Hour episodes, on Coyote vs. Acme and Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 6, “Don’t Jump Around Much Anymore.”This week, supporting subscribers received a special invitation to an exciting project I’ve
Are You “Going Through It” Too? (opens the original)
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“What is even the point?”A couple years back, a dear member of the church asked me that question. This person works for the federal government and it was a stressful time, an impossible time, with dire rumors and constantly-shifting demands and DOGE hoops to jump through. Meanwhile a member of this person’s extended family had died at a young age of a brutal illness. This family member was “one of the finest people I’ve ever known,” my parishioner told me, and the combined stress and strain of h
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