A flawed man. A proud father. A grateful husband. A devoted pastor… seeking to promote health and integrity in the church.
Chesterfield, MO
Joined December 2009
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This is an important and substantive conversation we are having in the PCA. So glad for George Robertson's disposition... even if I don't agree.
concordsolutions.org/2025/06…
To those in the PCA and Reformed Church world... for your consideration: concordsolutions.org/2025/06…
After watching the panel on Church Health at the 2024 EPC GA, I felt the need to shed more light on things: xandermadi.blogspot.com/2024…
Some "inside baseball" for those in the EPC and PCA... but sharing my deep concern for not only what denominations decide to do, but how they decide to do it.
concordsolutions.org/2024/06…
Its been awhile since I last posted on the blog and thought long and hard about this one. I hope you will read it for what is intended... a call to look beyond our hurts and find healing in granting forgiveness. concordsolutions.org/2024/05…
Controversial thought of the day: If you have been called to the role of Pastor, you should not be first and foremost an ‘organizational leader.’ Organization serves the purposes of pastoring, (1 Pet. 5:1-3, Tit. 1:5-9: 1/2
Microrant coming: for all those using "Triangle" language in conflict resolution & how bad they are, I agree if power dynamics are flat, but they almost never are. Asking a subordinate to go to a superior as if he/she was an equal is a recipe for abuse. Matt. 18 does not apply.
Thoughts on status, rank and equal standing before God. If we want the church to be a caring place for the broken, we need to stop being respecters of persons.
concordsolutions.org/2023/02…
The health of the church is rooted in the work of God's Spirit... not our talents and growth techniques. Can you believe that?
concordsolutions.org/2023/01…
Getting back to pontificating 😉... This post is a bit more forceful than in the past but I feel strongly about this matter. Hope you find it a friendly challenge but also an encouragement.concordsolutions.org/2023/01…
This! A thoughtful look at some troubling trends in the American church... people who have experienced hurt in the church but who are looking for a way forward. Long... but worth it. #chuckdegroat #spiritualabuse #narcissism podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Christ commissioned the Church to be a beacon of grace & love for the broken & lost. But we've let fear of the 'other' turn us mean & lust for institutional success cruel. As a minister, I'm sorry
Prov. 16:8 Better is a little w/ righteousness
than great revenues w/ injustice
Can't find it to retweet but seek to be faithful. Talking about abuse by leaders in institutions:
Sorrow is feigned. Confession is partial.
Forgiveness is exploited. Restitution is an afterthought.
And reconciliation is an illusion as long as truth remains unnamed.
Wade Mullens
The Church was never meant to be an entrepreneurial endeavor. The moment that church growth is in service of the egos of church leaders, you stop getting glimpses of heaven and start getting a taste of hell.
Some powerful words from Paul David Tripp about deconstruction. We need to take these journeys more seriously: “We should understand the trauma of these experiences. But I want to say something else. We should all be deconstructing our faith. We better do it.
you are willing to deconstruct something you’ve given your life to. I mean that in the positive sense. I’m not talking about apostasy here. But willing to step back and say ‘where do we just need to take this apart?,’ abandon our loyalty, stand with courage and say
‘this is not good enough.’” 37:05-39:15, Aftermath, Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.
christianitytoday.com/ct/pod…