So, have you mastered smiling with your eyes yet? You know what I mean. That weird moment when you’re full-tilt smiling at someone behind your mask at a grocery store or gas station, only to realize that they cannot see you smiling at them? Out in public, we’re now...
Church Ambassador Network
Man. I am so tired.
These are unsettling times. I was scrolling aimlessly through Twitter a night or two ago, through what seemed like endless political debate. Then I came upon a tweet from a pastor in Minnesota. This was not a celebrity pastor with a blue checkmark beside his name....
We Were in Between
The week began with the end of a weeklong curfew and ends with the start of the reopening of many of Arizona’s congregations. If you’ve been keeping tabs on the news, however, Arizona’s diagnosed cases of COVID-19 have spiked over the past few weeks – due in large...
The Big Change
This will be the last Arizona Pastors’ Bulletin you will receive from Center for Arizona Policy (CAP). Before I share the “big change,” I have a brief update on COVID-19 and your church. Gov. Ducey will convene a special session of the Arizona Legislature sometime in...
The CDC, Zoom Fatigue, & More
What a week. Many of you are gearing up to re-open for in-person gatherings - whether that be for worship services, small groups, prayer, or some combination thereof. However, for some of you, re-assimilation as a congregation is still weeks, or even months away. In...
Using Our Freedom Wisely
Using our freedom wisely. As we look toward the eventual reopening of Arizona’s retail, dining, elective surgery, and more, no doubt your minds and hearts have already been thinking and planning ahead toward our congregations meeting together again. At the Arizona...
A Partnership Story
Last week, we told you we would share with you a story of how the partnership between pastors and elected officials is working in other states. I reached out to my friend Greg Baker at the FAMiLY LEADER in Iowa, who shares about the former Chief Justice of the Iowa...
How churches can help during this time of crisis
Many churches are still navigating service cancellations due to recent government restrictions, discipleship efforts due to quarantine and ministry to vulnerable members in the midst of a pandemic. And, I think we can all agree that those efforts should be first...