by Kurtis Vanderpool | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog
Giving Up Sunday is coming! Nearly two years ago, a good friend of mine came to me and said, “What have you been writing lately?” I admitted that I hadn’t been writing. I was too overwhelmed by all the things I wanted to write...
by Kurtis Vanderpool | Aug 24, 2018 | Blog
When I was 13 I went to a special youth ministry event. It was called Hot Hearts. If you just said something like, “Whoa, Hot Hearts! Oh yeah, I remember those!” then you just aged yourself so…be careful. Hot hearts was your basic...
by Kurtis Vanderpool | Aug 13, 2018 | Blog
Redeeming Our Ideas of Church Leadership This is a summary of a chapter in my book Giving Up Sunday: Looking for more from faith, community, and calling. You can find it on Amazon or read more about it here. My wife is a teacher. I used to think...
by Kurtis Vanderpool | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog
Buying Bars & Going Broke: Deconstructing Christianity and Church In 2014 I started a dangerous conversation with a good friend of mine. I said the words, “We should start a business together.” Ok, let’s pause so all the How I Met Your...
by Kurtis Vanderpool | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog
“So you’re playing the long game.”“ABSOLUTELY I’m playing the long game! There’s no other way to play!” This was the culmination of a long discussion about student ministry. Three other pastors and I debated different approaches to discipling teenagers for hours. At...
by Kurtis Vanderpool | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog
Relationship Over Beliefs Division. It’s a dirty word in church circles. It’s often used to toward someone in the church who is stirring up something most would rather let lie; “She has such a spirit of division.” “He’s trying to...
