Category Archives: Ministry

The Idea Camp is Officially Back!

Posted in March 8, 2013 by Charles in Ideation, Justice, Leadership, Ministry, Spirituality, The Idea Camp | No comments

The Idea Camp was a new kind of conference experience I created back in early 2009 with a few friends. It was designed to be a peer-to-peer learning, sharing, and networking experience among practitioners doing the work of compassionate care in our world. It de-emphasized the traditional stage-driven speaker model and focused more on creating environments for mutual learning and relationship-building. At the time of the Idea Camp's inception, I was...

A New Kind of Conference: Cultivate 2011

Posted in February 3, 2011 by Charles in Conferences, Creativity, Humanitarian, Ideation, Ministry | 8 comments

There's a new kind of conference coming out to Southern California this coming May called Cultivate Conference. I'm honored to be presenting at this event alongside of others like Erik Qualman (Author of Socialnomics), Mark Horvath (Founder of InvisiblePeople.tv), Jon Acuff, and many more. I love this event because it carries a spirit of...

My Musings as a Pastor of a Small Church

Posted in May 17, 2010 by Charles in Ministry | 23 comments

People are often surprised when they visit our ministry at New Hope. For many, they come expecting our ministry to be much larger in size than it actually is. I suppose some of this expectation is fueled by our online presence as well as the various projects I personally engage in throughout the week. Quite honestly, I somewhat enjoy the surprise...