by bob | May 24, 2023 | Ministry & Mission
I have been writing a series of posts on Christendom and have shared both some of the positives as well as some of the negatives. Today we’ll start getting into some specifics. One of Christendom’s most enduring legacies is creating a professional... 
by bob | Mar 31, 2023 | Leadership
A few week’s ago, I wrote about a pastor here in Dublin telling me that if I ever wanted to plant a church, I would need to submit to him, which led me to write the following: “If a church leader tells you that you must submit to them…you should run... 
by bob | Sep 23, 2022 | Leadership
As you may have read, I completed a dissertation this summer. The topic was something I have been thinking about for a while. In the paper, I summarised the problem I was addressing with the word Hierarchy. However, I wanted to address issues of authority, abuse... 
by bob | Sep 13, 2021 | Ministry & Mission
A few years ago, I was talking with an individual about working together to plant a church. While the process was exciting, we eventually decided not to move forward together. We simply had too many areas where we didn’t mesh. Two issues that made it a no-go for me... 
by bob | Jul 23, 2021 | Ministry & Mission
I wrote last week about my first job offer, which wasn’t actually a job offer. I wanted to share a second story about a real opportunity that has often made me wonder what if. Because our primary focus was university ministry for our entire time in... 
by bob | May 1, 2020 | Formation & Self Care
As the Table – Dublin is getting off the ground, I wanted to repost some of what I’ve written over the past few years…specifically regarding church planting. I’d love to get your thoughts. :: originally posted 23 April 2015:: Before planting a... 
by bob | Oct 25, 2019 | Faith & Jesus
I don’t think I’m a curmudgeon. But there are days… Over the past few days as I’ve logged into an online bible to track my daily reading, the first thing that shows up are various reading plans. For some reason though, the one that has been highlighted lately is... by bob | Feb 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow morning I get on a plane and fly to Austin, TX. I’ll be there for less than 48 hours before heading down closer to San Antonio for a conference with Communitas Leaders. It is a bit weird because church planting in Dublin is my main work (& passion), but... by bob | Sep 3, 2018 | Faith & Jesus
After seeing headlines all weekend saying “Bishop Apologizes for touching Ariana Grande,” I watched the video. I am angry. I am frustrated. There are a number of things this brought up for me… 1) The bishop’s behaviour was completely inappropriate. To watch a... by bob | Jun 23, 2017 | Random & Craic
Since we are sharing a series of posts about our move to Ireland, I thought I’d repost some other posts from around that time as it’ll give some insight to what was going on. I may make small edits or update information, but generally they’ll be...