Sep 3

What Is Keystone?

I am the pastor of a 105 year old church that was once the largest Methodist congregation in Missouri. 

I am also the pastor of a 2 year old church that has become one of the fastest-growing congregations in Missouri.  

 

But here's the thing: these churches share the same building, and they operate under the same 501(c)3 designation.  After years of consistent decline, Broadway UMC (the 105 year old church) chose to launch Redemption (the 2 year old) as a church-within-a-church.  And now, after more than two...

Apr 23

Need

The other day I came across an old journal I kept as a kid.  Between pages filled with 1992 Houston Astros starting lineups and love letters I wrote but never sent to a girl named Lauren, I devoted an entire page to five words:

 

 

Jesus is all I need.


I was struck by how much my faith has changed over the years.  I would never write or say something like that anymore.  I'd like to think I've grown beyond describing my whole theology with a phrase that fits on a bumper sticker. 

 

In college...