Kevin Pounds' blog

Today I was reflecting on how our personal stories fit in God’s bigger story a.k.a the Biblical meta-narrative.  I came across this quote from H. Stephen Shoemaker, the author of Godstories:

Our lives must find their place in some greater story or they will find their place in some lesser story.

I’ve finally posted some pics of Rick’s baptism on Easter Sunday.  Rick is a Army veteran and resident of Burlington’s Old North End who became a follower of Jesus earlier this year.  We’re excited about what God is doing in Rick’s life and believe his story is the beginning of many other stories.

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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…

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…

I’ve been thinking a lot lately on who Jesus chose to be His twelve apostles and how He approached developing these inner circle leaders.  Here are a few observations that standout Read More…