Author Archives: shepherd

On the floor of my office are 3 unpacked boxes.  They have been there for almost a year. On my shelves are books.  They are un-arranged.  They have been so for almost a year. The drawers of my desk are … Continue reading →

L, our secretary, is the wife of a former elder, R. L has been going nuts calling people, emailing, and generally spreading her anger all around.  For three days.  Today she came in and shared her bile with the volunteer … Continue reading →

When we took this job, E was the one who “negotiated” my salary.  What he really did was lie to me. I could go on and on, but two examples. I used cost of living calculators to see what the … Continue reading →

B, the elder who threw me under the bus is coming back to “talk” to me. The plus side, is that this blog will likely get more interesting again.  :) Grab some popcorn.

Today, the venom has begun. Elders are all rethinking their positions. One of them, in my presence and as L accused me of gunning for her, apologized to L for the whole decision and said we were wrong.  It was … Continue reading →

Years ago I heard someone talk about pastors and church politics as having a stack of poker chips. When a pastor comes to the church, he (or she) is given a stack of chips with which he pays for the … Continue reading →

This will take the form of a bit of a rant, so, thou hast been warned… I am said to have single handedly taken away the family feel of our church. Yesterday we had a friend visit us from out … Continue reading →