by Edwin Drewlo | Jan 27, 2019 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Transitional Pastoral Ministry, Uncategorized
Recently, because of the intensity of my own work at times, I’ve been thinking a lot about whether Jesus was intense or more relaxed. This thought came about in the context of a discussion about vision while working with a church during a time of transition... by Edwin Drewlo | Sep 28, 2018 | Blog, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Transitional Pastoral Ministry, Travel
Last month I received an opportunity, once again, to fill a pastoral transition role for a church in Alberta. This one is with the Alliance Church in Innisfail, just south of Red Deer. Sometimes called, Intentional Interim, the whole idea of serving as a transition... by Edwin Drewlo | May 20, 2018 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Transitional Pastoral Ministry
This weekend, many of us have been deeply impacted by the news on Friday evening of a highway accident near us that claimed the life of someone we knew well and left her husband in critical condition in the hospital. This has affected me deeply on a personal level.... by Edwin Drewlo | Oct 10, 2017 | Blog, Pastoral Issues, Transitional Pastoral Ministry
In the community in which I am serving as a transition pastor these days, I have encountered many people who are genuinely Christian in their expression of faith. But there are many others in the same community who, though they are familiar with the basic Christian... by Edwin Drewlo | Aug 27, 2017 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Transitional Pastoral Ministry
This weekend I find myself near the geographical centre of BC in a town called, Vanderhoof. I have been serving as a transition pastor in a Mennonite Brethren church since about November 1st of 2016. We have completed the first three phases of this process that focus... by Edwin Drewlo | May 14, 2017 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Transitional Pastoral Ministry
It’s Mother’s Day! I am in Vanderhoof, BC, reflecting on the message that I presented this morning at a local church where I am working as a transition pastor. For a whole variety of reasons, Mother’s Day is not the easiest day to preach —...
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