One side…
Collecting an offering on Sunday morning will turn some people off to Christianity so we shouldn’t do it. Aren’t they more important? They’ll think the church is just after their money. They’ll be embarrassed if they don’t drop anything into the basket. They’ll be needlessly uncomfortable. Putting a box in the back for people… 
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Two Sides Of The Coin
A Little Initiative
I got to teach second and third graders about initiative on Sunday, or they taught me.
I miss teaching Sunday school but with my new role at church as Leader Of Leading Leaders And Other Musical But Less Leadery People or whatever, and with my time on the road a couple weekends each month, well,…
Two Enemies Of Children
My job on these blog trips is leader guy. I’m not here to blog, so I let the real bloggers write all the good stories. Except one.
At every child development center we visit I make a point to spend time with the pastor and ask one question: What can I pray for you?
There’s always a…
Defining Commitment
Some of you “worship leaders” have asked me to write about my adventures as the new volunteer “leader of worship leaders” at my church. Well, it’s not adventurous really; not yet. We’ve only taken our first step together. But that step is one we’ve never taken before and is worth a mention I think.…
My Third Job
I’ve got a new job. In addition to playing and speaking on behalf of Compassion and leading Compassion Bloggers, now I’m the “leader of worship leaders” at WellSpring Christian church in Spring Hill, Tennessee – a small church that meets together in an elementary school cafeteria and has met my family’s need for community for…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a husband, father, singer and communicator connecting the first world with the third world for the benefit of both.
