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One Size Doesn’t Fit All
If, you’re like me you probably remember when you had a task to do but had no idea how to accomplish it. Perhaps you were trying to create a volunteer handbook, design a new logo, or organize your files. It seemed like a good idea at the time but you quickly realized you were in ...
Of Machines and Men
Wayne Muller in his book Sabbath tells a story about Harvard President Neil Rudenstine oversleeping one morning in November of 1994. For this zealous perfectionist, in the midst of a million-dollar-a-day fund raising campaign, it was cause for alarm. After years of intensive, nonstop toil and struggle in an atmosphere that rewarded frantic busyness and ...
The Art of Running Late
I’m late. I had scheduled my day out perfectly. I planned to have enough time to pack my car with the large boxes of items for an event in the evening while the baby entertained himself. However, on this particular day the baby did not want to play with his toys. On this day the ...
An Interview with Deb Turnow
This morning we’re excited to have the chance to interview the latest member of the Project Renovation leadership team, Deb Turnow. Deb currently serves as the Executive Director of Kavanna House, a spiritual formation center in York, Pa. Prior to that role, she was the Director of Spiritual Direction at Living Word Community Church in ...
Mirthdays and the Necessity of Celebration
A few weeks ago I was in a staff meeting at the church where I serve. Since there were a few new faces at the table, we took thirty minutes to do a team building exercise. We partnered up with one person and asked each other a series of questions, one of which was about ...
Dealing with Tragedy on the Day After
On the morning after a terrible tragedy such as the one we saw yesterday in Boston, its easy to feel sucker punched, to feel dazed by the images and video clips looping endlessly on the news, to feel powerless to help in any significant way. Maybe this is you today, maybe this describes some of ...
Don’t ignore the Little Foxes
The Little Things It was such a small thing. Most people wouldn’t have even noticed but it created a big problem. The ministry I work for has a large cabin. It sleeps 60 people, has a commercial kitchen and even a gym. We call it a cabin but in reality it’s a retreat center. The ...
Reflections from a Thirsty Soul
“My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” - Psalm 42:2 11 Leaders, 9 Ministries, 1 Church Seven years ago while dreaming about how Project Renovation could spiritually care for, inspire and equip local youth ministry workers, the idea of a soul care retreat emerged. We ...
Finding Space for the Sacred
I fell like I’ve learned a lot from my mom over the years. More recently I have been learning from my her personal spiritual journey. My mom is involved in a two-year training program where she needs to complete a project of what she has learned about spiritual formation. My mom, being a very creative ...
Beyond Unresolved Conflict
Last week, Ben wrote a great post entitled “New Hope for Old Wounds” about those times in ministry when restoration and reconciliation don’t go as planned. It got me thinking about another kind of relationship we sometimes encounter in ministries that don’t go as planned. “Not the Way I planned” With almost a decade of ...
