Holiness Reeducation

Is binge drinking simply a part of what it means to be British? That is the question being debated by many in a country renowned for giving the world pints of beer and demonstrating a commitment to heavy drinking that few in the world can rival. The British government is taking steps to make binge [...]

I declare the official end of the vacation portion of the summer. It is time to transition. In a bit I am picking Sophie up at the airport, and for the next 9 days until school starts my whole family will be in the same state. That is the longest we have been in the [...]

You know it is time to leave the mission trip when one of your middle schoolers tells you he has lost all of his underwear and you have to lend him a pair of yours. A Trip to Almost Canada, Michigan Last week I had the distinct privilege of taking our youth group on a [...]

On Monday I had the opportunity to present my 2010 Pastor’s Report for Duneland Community Church, at our annual District Assembly. Here is my report for 2009/2010. Duneland Community Church     Pastor’s Report 2010 – Greg Arthur In the year and a half I have been here in NW Indiana I have discovered something vital. You [...]

Because Duck Boats Matter Have any of you out there ever been on a Duck Boat? We were having a lively conversation about the amphibious recreational vehicle famed for both its important role in D-Day and its tourism role in the Wisconsin Dells. I denounced the duck boat because an accident aboard one in Arkansas [...]

I am sitting this morning at the coffee shop in the student center at Olivet Nazarene University. I am here, along with pastors from 11 districts, for a couple days of worshiping, fellowship, prayer and workshops. Thus far I have been surprised by how much I have enjoyed the gathering. Why am I surprised? Well [...]

Have you ever come to a place where you look around at the needs of the world and the incredible changes that are going on and you become paralyzed with fear as you realize that you simply have no idea how the church will ever make an impact today? It was a a couple of [...]

What are the biggest obstacles in our churches to living missional lives? That is a question that is vital to any conversation about becoming a missional church. In Introducing the Missional Church by Roxburgh and Boren, they talk about elements of both Modernity and Post-Modernity that can keep us from being Missional. (For more on [...]

Following Up on Nazarenes and Emergents There has been lots of good discussion on this post and on plenty of other blogs regarding the statement released by the Board of General Superintendents on the Emerging Church. Having had some time to really reflect on the statement and to read so many different comments on it, [...]

As a Nazarene pastor and someone who has participated for the better part of the last ten years in the emerging church conversation, I was really please yesterday to read the first official statement from the Board of General Superintendents (essentially our Bishops in the Nazarene World) regarding the emerging church. This statement was put [...]