by bob | Oct 17, 2016 | Formation & Self Care
I spent too much of my life in churches where a person could use the phrase “Thus says the Lord,” and whatever followed would often carry the weight of scripture. When I was younger and less mature, I would go to conferences hoping that the person on stage would have... by bob | Jun 29, 2016 | Ministry & Mission
I’ve never been much of a book reviewer. If you want to know what the book says, you should read it. However, this morning as I began reading UNLeader by Lance Ford, I decided to try reviewing it on a chapter by chapter basis. Not so much for you, but because from the... by bob | Aug 12, 2015 | Ministry & Mission
A little over 15 years ago my colon ruptured. You don’t want any more details than that. Along the way to figuring out what the problem was, which took over 6 months, I had to deal with a number of specialists, all who had a gauntlet of tests that they wanted me to go... 
by bob | Sep 15, 2014 | Ministry & Mission
Like all fields or industries, church planting has its own vernacular…words and phrases that communicate in a quick and vivid manner. A couple of weeks ago over coffee with a friend he to referred to a time in the church planting process where a ‘bait and... 
by bob | Sep 11, 2014 | Ministry & Mission
Is it possible to lead a church and care for your soul? While I believe it is, like a lot of church leaders, I’ve learned that it doesn’t come naturally. My experience is that the system church leaders find themselves in, often puts taking care of your soul at... 
by bob | Sep 9, 2014 | Ministry & Mission
Last spring I stopped blogging. While I love writing, blogging had become a chore and I wasn’t enjoying it. The previous autumn I shut down my personal blog and focused on theWilsonsInDublin.com. It seemed like a good way to keep friends and family up-to-date with our... by bob | Jun 18, 2010 | Random & Craic
It’s hard to believe how much work it is to get ready for some time off. Elizabeth & I spent most of last night finding rental cars online, looking for hotels or houses to rent for the week or so we’ll be in the southern part of Ireland, and then we... by bob | May 23, 2010 | Ministry & Mission
At the end of the Pastors’ Sabbath Retreat, they encouraged everyone to make one major change…one thing that you learned from the retreat that you would implement once you got home. Mine was (after consulting with Elizabeth of course), that we would begin... by bob | Jan 1, 2010 | Formation & Self Care
So here is how this works. This year I say, “Here is an idea I totally stole from Chris Brogan.” If It works well, next year I say, “Here is something I saw on the interwebs a year ago…” And after that, I can start saying, “Here is... by bob | Dec 3, 2009 | Books
Saw this Peter Drucker quote while reading a blog post last night. Hope it encourages you as much as it did me: “No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along...