Storytelling, media ecology, organizational management, leadership, theology, cities and social change. This is a place for interaction so if you have a thought, leave a comment or join me on Chicago Bound
Monica and I are headed to Chicago tomorrow morning. We will be attending Christ + City, an urban church planting conference on Thursday and then visiting three churches on Sunday. If you are the praying type, pray that we can connect with the right people in Chicago (i.e. fundraising) and if you are in Chicago ...
From the Archives
I was sorting through our video camera, deleting old footage to make room for a few videos for the new CotC website, and I found this gem. This is in Richmond this past Christmas 2010. Want to know what priests do in their time off? We ride red bmx bikes…
Lenten Fasting
It has become a tradition in the church to give something up for Lent. We do so not because we think the physical world is evil or is more prone to make us sin. Rather, we deny ourselves in the flesh to provoke our whole being to focus on our souls and our relationship to ...
Video Sunday: Dedicated to Spring
Since I usually have a lot on my mind on Sundays (preaching, celebrating, running a worship gathering, etc…) I have decided to post short videos from my day or the week. This one is dedicated to spring, which is trying very hard to make an appearance in Boston.
Christmas Longings
I am currently in Richmond, VA staying at my brother’s house till Saturday. Being away from Boston and the church has given me a lot of time to think. I want to be a reflective pastor…not a reactive one. I want to be a pastor that is willing to try new things, cast vision and ...
Advent Devotional
For advent our church has been reading the same scriptures and different people have been blogging their reflections. It has been a great way, amidst finals, papers, work deadlines and traveling, for a busy urban parish to stay focused during the holiday season. I encourage you all to stop by, peak into our community and ...
Boston Beginnings
This is the first post in a series about how Church of the Cross began and where we are now in the life cycle of a church plant. I moved out to Boston in the summer of 2007 to begin my studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary’s urban campus. I quickly found a job at a ...
I Need Words
In 38 days I will be a husband. I will make a covenant with God and Monica and I will declare that nothing will separate us until death do us part. It won’t be the romance that sustains our marriage over 1 year, 5 years, 10 years, 25 years or more. Rather, it will be ...
Why Don’t You Have Anything to Say?
Just the typical Ben & Monica banter in the Boston Public Gardens. Topics covered: Wheaton College, Boston, Virginia and my two loves… Gotta love it.
