An abbreviated version of this article was published on the Transforming Center’s website: What does transforming leadership look like for Pastor Noah Filipiak? Here is the full version: I love seminary. I have one seminary degree and look forward to going back for more. With that said, my experience in a Transforming […]
GoFundKyle – Let’s Send Kyle Lake to Seminary!
Kyle Lake is our Youth Director at Crossroads Church. He does an awesome job leading our youth group of around 30 teens, most of whom are from the inner city and whose parents don’t attend church with them. He also leads our summer park ministries. There are two of these each week, at two different […]
What To Do With Your White Privilege Besides Feel Bad About It
This is not a blog post to try to help white people understand what white privilege is and/or to persuade them to acknowledge it and do something about it. I did a blog post a few months ago that did that. It was helpful for many and received flak from others. I used the analogy […]
Is the Bible like Candy?
In churches, we hand out Bibles like candy. If you are interested in seeking God or you are a brand new Christian, you will be handed a Bible, told to read it, and you will begin to grow in your faith as a result. So a person, with zero knowledge of what the Bible actually […]