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Q & A with Drury

Posted by David
2020-06-16
in Community, Crisis, Justice, The Wesleyan Church
I will now answer some burning questions on your mind with a handy format I just invented called a “Q & A” (The Q stands for Questions and the...
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4 Tools to Counter a Culture that Protects Abusers

Posted by David
2018-02-1
in Crisis, Pastoral Ministry, The Wesleyan Church, Thursday (Leadership)
A doctor for the USA Olympic Team and Michigan State University has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of abusing hundreds. We’ve been stunned by the testimony of...
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I Destroyed a Pulpit with an Axe to Make a Point

Posted by David
2017-07-31
in Evangelism, Monday (Communication), Outreach, Preaching, The Wesleyan Church, Tuesday (Faith)
Stories have been floating around about a certain bearded preacher who used an axe to cut up the pulpit on stage at a camp meeting. I’ll confess–it was me....
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Church Planting Landmine #1 – Ignoring Personal Health and Growth

Posted by David
2016-10-5
in Evangelism, Outreach, Pastoral Ministry, The Wesleyan Church, Thursday (Leadership)
The other day my colleague Ed Love told me there was a “classic multiplication book” about “Church Planting Landmines” by Tom Nebel and Gary Rohrmayer. Sounded like something I...
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Daughters of Abraham

Posted by David
2016-08-26
in Justice, News, Pastoral Ministry, Personal, Preaching, The Wesleyan Church
Tell me about a woman (beyond your family members) who has had a big impact on your spiritual life.   On this day (August 26th, 2016) 96 years ago,...
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In Praise of Uselessness: The Worst John Wesley Quote

Posted by David
2016-02-22
in Justice, Pastoral Ministry, Spiritual Formation, The Wesleyan Church, Theology, Uncategorized
  I really like John Wesley. I am so inspired by the movement his ministry sparked, and for the astonishing spread of renewal he and “the Methodists” spawned.  He isn’t as...
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Why Denominations Matter

Posted by David
2015-11-20
in Emerging, Spiritual Formation, The Wesleyan Church, Theology
Download as a handout I left my denomination. Not for long, but it was a firm departure. It didn’t make a big difference when I left. Not even sure...
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#DruReadable – Worth Reading If You Missed It In Early October

Posted by David
2015-10-11
in #DruReadable, News, The Wesleyan Church, Wednesday (Fun)
A lot of information comes at us each and every day on the internet, social media, or by carrier pigeon and smoke signal, depending on your Wifi speed. It can...
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Six Really Pretty Horrible Reasons to Join a Church Plant

Posted by David
2015-10-7
in Evangelism, Outreach, The Wesleyan Church, Worship
I have been a part of 6 different church plants, two I was the founding pastor of, two I was a member of as a layperson, and two were...
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Are Millennials Really a Less Loyal Generation?

Posted by David
2015-09-29
in Community, Emerging, Evangelism, The Wesleyan Church
“Millennials today show less loyalty than those from previous generations.” I hear this claim a lot these days. Those in institutional leadership see less loyalty to their organization from millennials...
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Is There Hope in the Pope?

Posted by David
2015-09-24
in Justice, The Wesleyan Church, Theology, Vision
I was preparing to rewrite my Master’s thesis, which had underwhelmed my advisor. He seemed particularly skeptical of my Theological background, so he told me to “spend a year reading everything...
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What Are Wesleyans For?

Posted by David
2015-09-17
in Community, Evangelism, Justice, Outreach, The Wesleyan Church, Theology, Vision
Evangelicals are often defined by what they are against instead of what they are for. I am a part of a sub-section of the larger Evangelical church that is more...
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