There has been an unseen burnout epidemic among pastors for years, and it’s finally getting noticed and discussed on a wider scale, spreading through the blogosphere and even making the New York Times. After reading some of the articles, I stopped to see what the Mayo Clinic had to say about burnout. They list a [...]
Archive for 2010
What Kind of Music Does God Like?
August 16th, 2010 
tristan I think just about every worship pastor I know has occasionally had to deal with disagreements about music style. This seems to be a debate that is of far more concern to churches in the United States than in other countries, probably because we seldom, if ever, need to worry about responding to 75% of [...]
Posted in Sermons, worship musings, worship resources 
Tags: church history, church music, ministry, sermon, Video, worship 
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Gots a New Look
July 28th, 2010 tristan This site has been long overdue for a facelift, and here it is… finally! I’m sure there will be bugs to work out since it’s running on pretty much brand-new everything, so if you find any problems, please let me know. It’s definitely still a work in progress. Hey you techy & creative folks who [...]
And here I thought I was just lazy
June 17th, 2010 tristan So it turns out that perhaps the reason I can no longer concentrate or think deeply is not because I’m preoccupied and undisciplined, but because I’ve googled my brain into oblivion (or maybe it’s a little of both). I recently heard an interesting interview on NPR with Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the [...]
Posted in Books, Must read, Soul Care Tags: contemplation, Nicholas Carr, Soul Care, spirituality 3 Comments »The Way Up Is Down
February 23rd, 2010 tristan I’m writing a series of daily Lent meditations for our church (and whoever else is interested). If you’d like to receive one each morning, you can sign up on our church’s home page at http://www.aplacetoconnect.com (in the left nav bar) or snag a RSS feed from the REP blog at http://rep.aplacetoconnect.com. The first day’s meditation [...]
