By Dan on Monday, July 28, 2008
Today was, overall, a good day. Church went smooth. I did learn that I really upset one member by not following up on said member while said member was ill. All I can do in this instance is apologize. I feel bad about that. I may have missed it even if I was a full [...]
Posted in Journal Entry | Tagged anger, apologize, birthday, blog, budget, busy, church member, cpe, frustration, overwhelmed, parenting, pastor, priorities, temper
By Dan on Sunday, July 27, 2008
People try to assert or obtain control in many ways. One of the ways I have seen lately is through being nice. Sometimes people offer to help not because they really want to help, but because they want control. We can feel it when it happens. Something changes from “Joe is a super volunteer at [...]
Posted in My Opinions | Tagged kindness, pastor, volunteer
By Dan on Saturday, July 19, 2008
This is an article that was written as a joint effort of the Chaplains in my CPE program for the hospital employee newsletter.
We all experience conflict. In fact we are all bound to experience conflict because we perceive the world through our unique lenses. Through my lenses, some people just don’t smell right. A co-worker [...]
Posted in Church Life | Tagged conflict, diversity, emotions, forgiveness, harmony, kindness, Management, pastor, perfection, relationships
Welcome to Church and tea! My name is Dan. I’ve been married to Cindy for 9 years. We have two boys, 7 and 3 years old. I am a Florida native and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from the University of Florida and a Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. This site is called churchandtea simply because I am a United Methodist Pastor and I love sweet tea. I often find myself trying to solve the world’s problems over a glass of sweet tea. Feel free to pour yourself a glass and join in the discussion!
