
Don’t Let Our Way Get in God’s Way
A chicken hat, a livestream comment, and a reminder that our carefully made plans should never keep us from seeing what God is doing among us.
Reflections on faith, books, and ministry, with ideas forfollowing Jesus in
everyday life.
Following Jesus shapes how we work, love, lead, and live. Here you’ll find ideas and resources to help put faith into practice.
Reflections from different seasons of faith, family, and ministry. Explore the archive and discover something for your own journey.

A chicken hat, a livestream comment, and a reminder that our carefully made plans should never keep us from seeing what God is doing among us.

The footprints we track into a church can be signs of a living ministry. Honoring the saints who came before us means continuing their work, not preserving a museum.

When the church extends hospitality it is willing to take a look at what

Let’s be realistic. During a thirty-second introduction, you might be able to shake a

The goal of hospitality is not to get return customers—that’s its by-product. The goal
Hospitality is an “all play” ministry of every member of the church community. It’s
I’m Chris Bishop, a United Methodist pastor exploring practical faith, ministry, books, and the conspiracy of grace.
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