Category Archives: Leadership & Ministry

Building my Soapbox

I’ve spent more time, energy and resources on my blog in recent months. This often brings a question to mind: “Why do I write?” I have something to say For the first couple months after my marriage I didn’t write anything at all. When I decided to blog again, I wrestled through the question of …

August 30, 2011 – 10:28 am | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Inheritance & Family, Leadership & Ministry, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

4 Thoughts on Church and Relationship

Last week I shared mine and Erin’s experience deciding whether the church we had attended for several months was still the place for us. I also shared some of my processing as I came to grips with the possibility that one could disengage from a worshipping body without being angry or offended. I had intended …

August 29, 2011 – 11:21 am | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Church, Leadership & Ministry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

We Broke Up with our Church

Erin and I both returned from the World Race in September 2009. We started dating by the end of that month. In those first several weeks of our relationship, to ourselves and to others, we always said, “We don’t know what will happen tomorrow, but God has us together today.” We approached dating with a …

August 23, 2011 – 8:23 am | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Leadership & Ministry, Marriage | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

How to Admit You’re Wrong

Twice this week I had to admit I was wrong. Once to my wife. Once to my supervisor. It never gets easier. On Wednesday I was sitting at my desk, strategizing a task I didn’t want to complete, when I realized that my distaste for the task actually led me to make the project more …

August 19, 2011 – 12:21 pm | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Leadership & Ministry, Marriage, Scattered Thoughts | Comments (0)