by Roger Ross | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog, Discernment, God's call
If someone had told me in Jr. High that I would grow up to be a pastor, I would have gone into a corner and cried. The most clueless, out of touch people I knew were pastors. In fact, most of the Methodist pastors I’d run across were old, bald and boring. I figured...
by Roger Ross | Feb 1, 2024 | Blog
“I’m afraid my church is going to die.” It was the tearful confession of a leader who loved her church but didn’t know how to stop its 30-year decline. For many pastors and church leaders, this story is all too familiar. A place once bustling with...
by Roger Ross | Jan 27, 2024 | Blog
Under it. That’s the way I’ve felt most days. Understaffed, under-rested, and under a deadline. Of course, I’m not alone. Douglas Adams of Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe fame said, “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” My...
by Roger Ross | Jan 20, 2024 | Blog
It saved his life. Without an organ transplant, a dear friend was destined to die young. By God’s grace, a donor was found, and the transplant was a success! However, the new organ presented its own challenges. His immune system identified it as a foreign substance...
by Roger Ross | Jan 12, 2024 | Blog
It is my friend’s stock answer. Whenever someone chides her about altering her ways, she smiles coyly and says, “Does anyone ever really change?” It’s become a joke between us, but the deeper question is no laughing matter. Not long ago, a study showed that when...
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