Kevin Pounds' blog

While skimming articles, pictures, and videos of the horrific Boston Marathon bombing, I keep noticing how some people were running towards the bomb blasts to help while everyone else was running away.  I wonder- what makes some people run in when everyone else is fleeing?  Many people stood out as heroes- the Boston police, first responders, even a former Patriot’s football player- but one especially caught my attention.  You may have seen the pics of the big guy in the cowboy hat named Carlos Arredando. Read More…

Last week I came across a USA Today Opinion column by Kirsten Powers detailing the murder trial of Pennsylvania abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell and how “there has been precious little coverage of the case that should be on every news show and front page.”  Warning: reading this article made my stomach churn.  Since that April 11 article, news coverage has significantly increased.  The best article I’ve read on this issue from a Christian perspective is a post by Justin Buzzard titled, The Abortion of Abortion.  Read More…

One of my great God-given passions is coaching young ministry leaders- especially young men with hearts for church-planting.  I get to invest in some amazing up and coming leaders here in VT- a group including  BCC’s Gospel Community leaders and a couple of church planters from other Vermont towns.  Read More…

I like sports… a lot.  I’m not so good at playing sports anymore, but I certainly enjoy watching whether it’s my alma mater’s college football team, high-light reels of Kobe, Lebron, and Durant in the NBA, or cheering on my teen neighbors playing rec ball.   I’m also intrigued by how often topics in sports intersect with following Jesus and leading others.  How scripture uses athletic metaphors from the 1st century is hardly coincidental. Read More…

Since I began my first ministry leadership position over twenty years ago, the metrics for success have seemed to shift somewhat from church to church.  How many people are on the church membership role?  How many people did we baptize?  How many people attended the weekly worship service?  How many people did we connect with through an outreach event?  How many people were assimilated into small groups?  In every case we were measuring numbers.  Don’t misunderstand me: numbers matter because they represent real people with real names who really matter to God.  The bigger issue revolves around what do these numbers mean?  What are we really measuring? Read More…