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Reflections and conversations with a leadership development focus. Goal is on helping others move to a more complete tool belt. If the only tool in your belt is a hammer, then every problem becomes a nail. We need to be more intentional in the development of our leadership tools. Dennis is a retired military officer and United Methodist Pastor. A keen observer of the human condition, he has degrees in music, theology and leadership.
Episodes

Saturday Feb 02, 2019
Epiphany -- Listening Generously
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
Ephesians 3: 1-13
Liturgical material for the service developed by Kerry Greenhill, Sacred Stones.
1 Kings -- God Speaks in a Small Still Voice, and Galatians 5 -- fruits of the Spirit. Today the fruit is generosity.

Saturday Feb 02, 2019
November 11, 2018 -- Serving Means Letting Go
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
Saturday Feb 02, 2019
Scripture Readings: Luke 15: 11-12 (yes, short).
Big idea: God calls on people to serve. I am mindful that the son had a different agenda than serving but what I want to focus on is letting go. The father let go. In today’s world, we are served by many and parents, grandparents, friends, have to let go.
“In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.” Deepak Chopra
Part of our task is know when to let go, and when to hang on.

Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Season of Pentecost - Job 39 -- God Speaks
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
God answers Job out of the Whirlwind. This is Job 39, two passages. We play with the idea of being full of awe or awe-full.

Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Season of Pentecost - Ephesians -- New Creation
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Ephesians 4: 25-5:2
We are a new creation.
Through a clear understanding of being that new creation, are now part of the body of Christ.
Being part of that body calls on us to grow in love, not staying static but instead growing, growing, growing.
The key is we are a new creation, putting away what we were, and embracing what is new

Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Season of Pentecost -- Ephesians 2 and a Second Rule of Church Leadership
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Ephesians 2: 13-22. The second rule is to be grateful and remember those who came before us. We are going to have seven weeks of Ephesians when done.
This was preached on July 1, 2018 right before the July 4th midweek break. I obviously felt we could do both -- secular and sacred.

Friday Jun 29, 2018
Season of Pentecost: Ephesians First Rule of Church Leadership
Friday Jun 29, 2018
Friday Jun 29, 2018
Ephesians 1: 3-14
Sermon one of seven from Ephesians. Will introduce a "rule" per week.
This week: "Love your congregation where they are."

Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
Season of Pentecost -- You Are the Light of the World!
Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
Elder Mary Kavila preached on my behalf this June 10th last. Her scripture was Matthew 5: 14-16. As is usual when Mary preaches she brings both gentle understanding and a challenge to the application of the scripture.

Wednesday Dec 20, 2017

Wednesday Dec 20, 2017

Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Amos Visits Hilltop
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
Wednesday Dec 20, 2017
We got a guest preacher from 3,000 years ago this Sunday. Amos himself.
There are some electronic burps ... not sure why ...
Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters ...