A Change of Season

In gearing up to move to Ireland, landing here and getting settled, this site served as a great way to keep a lot of people informed as to what we were up to. I enjoy writing, so it worked well. At this point in time, we are in a different season of life. My focus […]

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by bob

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Nov 8, 2012

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In gearing up to move to Ireland, landing here and getting settled, this site served as a great way to keep a lot of people informed as to what we were up to. I enjoy writing, so it worked well.

At this point in time, we are in a different season of life. My focus has shifted to family stuff, looking for a job, and a couple of other important projects, that together take up a majority of my time. As I’ve sat down a few times to write a blog post over the past couple of weeks, I can feel the stress begin to build.

I’ve considered simply shutting this down for a few months…but I don’t think I’m quite ready for that at this point. However, I will be scaling back here quite a bit over the next few months.

I’m hoping to have something here weekly…but…no promises.

I’d guess by next spring we’ll be at a different place than we are now and I’ll be back to writing a bit more.

The best ways to keep up in the meantime would be via twitter and our enewsletter.

Thanks for understanding & I hope to hear from you soon!

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What about Bob?

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I grew up in Western New York and have started and led missional church planting efforts for a little over 30 years. As you might gather, I have opinions about the church, and I share some of them here.

It is said doctors make the worst patients. So, when I visit a church, I work at being positive and noticing the good. At the same time, I believe it is crucial to critique what we, as the church, do. In Ireland, just as in the States, the fastest growing religious group is the “Nones”. While you can find a lot out there blaming the Nones, the ex-vangelicals, or those who are deconstructing their faith, for why fewer people attend church than did previously, I believe the first place we need to look is at ourselves.

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