Ideas for the church

One of the benefits of being a pastor and not being in a call is that I can think about the wider church and play with ideas without repercussion. I can propose ideas, some very radical in nature. I can question things that many people might hold very dear and have for a long time without fear of consequence. I can say stuff that people know, but they are afraid to say out loud.

I’m just playing with ideas because here’s the reality — the way things are is not working and has not been working for decades. And the church doesn’t seem to want to do anything about it. That’s what institutions do…