Preacher, teacher, Conference Minister. Author of "Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don't Belong To" & "When 'Spiritual But Not Religious' Is Not Enough."
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Joined July 2009
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Episode 9: Lillian Daniel & Designing Church for the Person Who Isn’t Here Yet (Part 2) open.substack.com/pub/carmen…
Oh, this movie! So much to talk about on so many levels but this therapist has some good takes and even better questions. #YouCanSeeEverything youtu.be/TE188FW1B2A?si=J-YV…
Finally met podcaster and spiritual abuse researcher @DanKoch in person at Theology Beer Camp. He interviewed me about my book Defrocked, midlife ministry failure, how I waited 11 years to write about it on Ep #394 "Sh*tty Minister’s Club w Lillian Daniel"podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Clergy Portrait with Advocacy Quote chatgpt.com/s/m_6aa36542a544…
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A Virginia couple didn’t want their kids “disappearing into their rooms.” So they spent $2.8 million building a house with a sports room and swimming pool. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4x9hkGk
Super interesting take on The Rise of Muscular Christianity in America and how it plays out in so called mainline Protestant cathedrals youtu.be/pXTaMRD_JXI?si=kjHH… via @YouTube @ProfligateGrace
Ever wonder what a hospital chaplain does in this mess of a medical world? It's so much better and more interfaith and creative than you could imagine. Hear Rev. Sally Miller blow up your expectations about last rites and more @deconstructionistspodcast instagram.com/p/DbTE617RXHP/…
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As pastor, when pride signs were vandalized , it sometimes scared me but confirmed the importance of the visual witness to the people who walk by our beautiful old church buildings that while our tradition is 2000 years old, our thinking is not, in Lowell, MI
Deeply respect the research of @ScottThumma but this data is being marketed in a certain way that requires a more nuanced response from mainline historic churches I visit every week than "Hey, sounds like great news!"
Read Defrocked: Good News from a Bad Pastor for a Better Church by Lillian Daniel wherever you can and then I dare you to say something bold and out loud.
This “Swatted and Trolled” piece by Tony Jones hit my heart hard as an author who takes a lot of heat in the shadows from anonymous people whose lives seem to be about cancelling. It is an intensely sad and important read open.substack.com/pub/jonest…
On the fourth of July, my prayer is to love my country the way Jesus loves humanity, loving us not because we are perfect or because we deserve it, but because in Christ, everyone gets to grow and change and new life is always possible.
On the fourth of July, my prayer is to love my country the way Jesus loves humanity, loving us not because we are perfect or because we deserve it, but because in Christ, everyone gets to grow and change and new life is always possible.
📷📷 Tomorrow morning I drive to Canadian church partners. WHAT SHOULD I SAY AND WHAT SHOULD I ASK? @UnitedChurchCda @UnitedChurch