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10/18/2025

As a minister, the greatest joy is seeing a community rally together to fight for what's right. Tent City does that in downtown Toledo Ohio every year. Started in 1990, and a product of 1Matters.org, Tent City is an annual weekend-long event that aims to bring together the unhoused or marginally housed with some of the community resources in Toledo, fighting systemic poverty....

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As a minister, the greatest joy is seeing a community rally together to fight for what’s right. Tent City does that in downtown Toledo Ohio every year. Started in 1990, and a product of 1Matt…

05/02/2024

A Pastoral Letter Regarding the Board of Pensions Restructured Benefits for 2025

Dear Maumee Valley Presbytery Leaders, By now many of you have heard of the many changes coming regarding the Board of Pension Benefits offerings for 2025. If you have not heard, Pastor…

10/26/2023

As the Presbytery Leader for Maumee Valley Presbytery (NW Ohio and SE Mich region, similar to a diocese), I am asked daily to help churches find their next pastor. If your pastor has retired or taken another position and you have a vacant pulpit, the first thing I am going to tell you is to talk to your General Presbyter/Executive Minister/Regional Pastor, because every jurisdiction may have their own rules, and it may not be how we Presbyterians do it in this corner of the Church....

As the Presbytery Leader for Maumee Valley Presbytery (NW Ohio and SE Mich region, similar to a diocese), I am asked daily to help churches find their next pastor. If your pastor has retired or tak…

10/25/2023

As I watch the violence continue to escalate in a place that I once called home, I grieve with my friends - some of which are Jews in Tel Aviv, others Muslims in Jerusalem, others Palestinian Christians - but all united in heart-break. I wrestle with my own sense of powerlessness, yet knowing God will soon call me to action. …...

As I watch the violence continue to escalate in a place that I once called home, I grieve with my friends – some of which are Jews in Tel Aviv, others Muslims in Jerusalem, others Palestinian…

05/03/2023

I deal with churches when they lose their pastor. They are in transition. Often it is a time of anxiety, when at the same time we as denominational leaders are seeing the pool of interims dry up. What would our churches look like if at a time of transition, rather than hiring an interim pastor, we took all that money and spent it on food?...

I deal with churches when they lose their pastor. They are in transition. Often it is a time of anxiety, when at the same time we as denominational leaders are seeing the pool of interims dry up. W…

04/30/2023

As I work with churches who are struggling I have discovered a common theme. Many have forgotten about the power of the table. Most often they are not eating together. Potlucks, breakfasts, small group table fellowship....nothing, or so sporadically it is easy to forget. We spend vast amounts of time and energy trying to creatively engage in our communities, yet have forgotten about the basics of table fellowship, and simply engaging one another....

As I work with churches who are struggling I have discovered a common theme. Many have forgotten about the power of the table. Most often they are not eating together. Potlucks, breakfasts, small g…

01/25/2023

As I reflect on our recent trip to the Holy Land and its successes, I think one of the key ingredients was the OPEN HEARTS of the pilgrims that went with me. Everyone seemed ready to embrace new experiences, food, cultures, and meet new people. I wonder what our "normal days" would be like if we approached them with the same openness of spirit....

As I reflect on our recent trip to the Holy Land and its successes, I think one of the key ingredients was the OPEN HEARTS of the pilgrims that went with me. Everyone seemed ready to embrace new ex…

01/21/2023

Following in the Way of the Rabbi Jesus, my group of 18 disciples, most of which are part of the life of Maumee Valley Presbytery, ventured off to the Holy Land about 11 days ago to begin the "Journey with Jesus" trip that began in Bethlehem, through the Galilee, and ending in Jerusalem. It has been hard to find time and space to write and reflect on our time there, especially as I was also asked to serve as bus captain for the Orange Bus, and so the added responsibilities of melding my 18 into a group of 4 from Virginia and 5 from South Dakota....

Following in the Way of the Rabbi Jesus, my group of 18 disciples, most of which are part of the life of Maumee Valley Presbytery, ventured off to the Holy Land about 11 days ago to begin the & #822…

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