I’ve been out of full-time vocational ministry for a year this month. Having spent much of my adult life serving the church in one capacity or another, this last year has been weird, but really good for me. While I know what my calling is, I also know he’s called me to take a season away from full-time ministry to support my wife as she finishes her last year of Law School. That said, here’s what the hardest part of taking a sabbatical is: doing nothing. You see, I love to serve, I love to teach, I love to lead worship and during this season I’m doing none of it. In fact, writing these monthly articles are the only thing remotely connected to a formal ministry in my life right now.
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Waiting By Pastor Jeff Renner
Living in the Light
I’ve had some time on my hands over the last few weeks and I’ve been catching up on T.V. show’s I’ve missed over the last few years. One show got me thinking about how something so small as a harmless little white lie can have far reaching affects. You see one small lie often requires subsequent lies to cover the first small lie.
Marriage: Serve It Up!
By Pastor Jeff Renner
As a pastor I am asked from time to time to officiate the ceremony of two people who wish to join their lives together in marriage. And while I’d love to say everyone I’ve married have stayed together and are living their own version of a happily ever after story, that’s just not true. I’d also like to say, well, if we only looked at couples in the church, surely then those couples would be happier and living life together. Again. Not so much.
Baggage Check
Last month I started a multi-month writing called “Baggage Check.” In that article I discussed learning to let go of the unwanted baggage that we have in our lives. I mentioned the first step is acknowledging we have a problem in that area of our lives. The fact is we cannot deal with what we refuse to acknowledge in our lives.
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