the increasing struggle

Church music. Ugh. I wage this internal war on how to approach church (mainly contemporary worship) music. I speak openly of situations where I see the lack of excellence. And I struggle with that. Do we put musicians on stage that...

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how to buy a car with your father

It's no secret that I have decision making issues. It's also no secret that often, not making a decision IS a decision. And finally, it's not a secret that I come by this naturally. My dad is a perpetual car...

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shooting oneself in the foot

I’ve been struggling with whether or not to “make a go” for this whole funkhouse remodeling thing. It started pretty innocently. As things in my life tend to start… In many ways, it started back in 1994 and even somewhat...

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the problem with journaling along with blogging

I have 3 main writing outlets. One is my “dark” journal which is password protected and may never see the light of day. Perhaps I’ll leave clues when I die for the grandkids to figure out in order to...

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the pot calling the kettle…

I am known for many things and actually NOT known for a few as well. I took a Personal Style Assessment profile a few years ago and it resulted in People Unstructured. I generally knew the people part. And,...

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maybe it was just Wichita?

We had considered starting a blog called “Wichita Sucks”. It would (have) outlined the ways in Wichita paled in comparison to what we had come to expect in our KC area hometown. Wichita is/was a town that’s just wanting...

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It’s becoming more and more evident…

… that I need to “take the bull by the horns” by myself. The hard part for me is that I am very self-evident in my need/longing or dare I say it, my dependencies on the combined effort. I.E.,...

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“it’s rough, but…”

On one hand, I emphasize for small(ish) church worship music teams. Leadership is overworked, so there is a high chance of burnout. Some volunteers are also overworked and thus, have burnout. There are some volunteers who can “fix” issues,...

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Teamwork

I’m currently doing some consulting work with/for a friend who is trying to resurrect a small business that fell out of sorts for about 2 years. So, every Monday, we have lunch together to discuss several aspects of what’s...

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Worship Music Part 3

So, in light of my previous 2 posts… I should give a little benefit of the doubt. As for the small groups at the Alma Mater… Well, they were leading a group of adult worship leaders… of course they might be a...

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