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UMC pastor (DMin) in Savannah, GA | Fitness lover @ almost 40 🏋🏻‍♂️ | Avid sports fan | Believer in the Triune God, love, justice + radical faith (he/him/his)

Joined March 2009
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The story of sobriety and the impact it has on family. Take 2 minutes and listen to this from @Lane_Kiffin. Powerful. Via (@thepivot)
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My latest Substack Newsletter: March Reads open.substack.com/pub/bengos…
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Grace Rediscovered - FREE GIFT AVAILABLE NOW open.substack.com/pub/bengos…
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Book Launch Sign Up (FINAL FREE SAMPLE) open.substack.com/pub/bengos…
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Good pastors do not have time for: 1. saying yes to every request 2. bad, rambling meetings 3. internet controversies 4. getting triangulated by staff drama 5. constant tweaking strategy 6. neglecting exercise 7. spending more than 15 hrs on sermon prep
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Book Launch Sign Up (and FREE sample from my Introduction) open.substack.com/pub/bengos…
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We Don't Need More Life Balance - We Need Life Alignment open.substack.com/pub/bengos…
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This week I signed a book contract with @wipfandstock. My book should be out by the end of 2024/early 2025. I'm building an email list for people to sign up for early updates and freebies I'll share along the way & would love for you to sign up! powr.io/mailing-list/i/38380…
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Some thoughts on how we can live into the changes at hand in the #umc without hating each other in the process open.substack.com/pub/bengos…
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Check out Trinity UMC Savannah's video! #TikTok tiktok.com/t/ZTLuqfDEA/
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For churches struggling to understand sustainability, I've found any expectations of pre-2020 are now null. You've had 4 years living in this new world. It's time to stop time-machining back to any previous expectations.
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Weekly Curiosities - 7 things that made me more curious this week open.substack.com/pub/bengos…
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