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Introduction: Pastor, actor, consultant, writer, dad, husband, friend

Name: Mike Weaver

Age and Gender: 37

City: Worthington

State:: Ohio

Country:: USA

My VOXTROPOLIS blog: weaver.voxtropolis.com

My other Website: www.thegroupmind.com

Religious Preferences:: The Way of Jesus

What is your "cover" (occupation)?: Pastor

What is your vocation (passion)?: Helping people maximize their potential

What are you working on now (mission)?: Developing a business to help congregations achieve their mission

If you could live anywhere in the world, what city would be your "Gotham"?: Amsterdam

Favorite Music:: I really like music. To me life without music is like living life in black and white. Music colors life. It's pretty difficult for me to pick a genre I really like. I know what I don't like...country/western. That said, while I'm pretty open, I have to say rock from the 80s and 90s really moves me.

Favorite Artists: U2
Bon Jovi
Goo Goo Dolls
Katrina Carlson
Howard Jones
Nickle Creek
Beer, Shark, Mice

What book(s) are you reading right now?: Ministry in the Image of God
Chasing Daylight
The Likeability Factor

Favorite Authors: Brennan Manning
Erwin McManus
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Eugene Peterson
Les and Leslie Parrott
Keith Johnstone

Favorite Books: The Ragamuffin Gospel
Abba's Child
Chasing Daylight
An Unstoppable Force
The Cost of Discipleship
Truth in Comedy
Lucky Man: A Memoir
Launching a Leadership Revolution
Impro

Favorite TV Shows:: The Office, The Amazing Race, Coupling, and the 80s show Family Ties

My Strengths Finder (Gallup) Top 5:: Includer, Maximizer, Arranger, Ideation, Positivity

What's your MBTI?: INFP

More About Me:: I currently am an improviser with Easily Amused improv, a troupe based in Columbus, Ohio.

Relationship Status:: Married

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Can someone be a member of more than one church? Why Not?

Added a post Feb 19

Great question. Our church has faced that question a couple times over the past couple years. My conclusion from those experiences is that it is better to be committed and invested in one place th... Read More »

Tagged: church, membership

All are welcome, except...
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Darcy Staniforth Feb 22.

Today's Wall Street Journal offered its readers an article entitled, "Banned From Church." The byline, "Reviving an ancient practice, churches are exposing sinners and shunning those who won't repe... Read More »

As Kung Fu is to Buddhism...
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Rob Nicholls Jan 11.

Last week in the Wall Street Journal, a group of Chinese Buddhist monks were profiled on the front page. They are unique because they are experts in the Kung Fu martial arts. It's not used by them ... Read More »

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Daddy!

One of the joys of being a dad is hearing my four year old son get excited when I come home. When I walked in the house yesterday afternoon my son cried out, "Daddy!" with a big smile on his face and arms open wide. I called back, "Ethan!"

Is this my experience with prayer? Do I show up for my quiet time in the morning with expectation that the living God, our Abba, is there waiting for me? "Abba!" I might begin my prayer, and in divine graciousness our Abba calls back "Mike!" There is…

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Posted by Mike Weaver on November 21st, 2007 at 9:56am — No Comments (Add)

Umami--a taste beyond us.

Maybe you heard the story on NPR yesterday like I did about Umami. (If you didn't here's the link to listen to it online http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15819485). Here's the story...

For thousands of years since Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle, the commonly held belief is that human beings have four tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Even in the 19th century scientists discovered taste buds on the tongue and confirmed that yes, Virginia…

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Posted by Mike Weaver on November 6th, 2007 at 4:38pm — No Comments (Add)

St. Joseph non believer

OK, count me in as one of the people who buried a statue of St. Joseph in our front yard to help sell our home a few years ago. We did and incidently you must bury him upside down in the ground and say a special prayer. We were desperate. It had been on the market for months and we were to the point of trying anything legal, m…

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Posted by Mike Weaver on October 30th, 2007 at 2:47pm — No Comments (Add)

Too Christian?

This past Sunday, a rather nice middle aged couple introduced themselves to me at our church. They have been attending worship with us for the past few weeks and have found our congregation to be quite good. After the initial "get to know you" questions I asked about their Christian background.

"We can from the Missouri Synod (one branch of the Lutheran church)."

"Really. Why did you leave the Missouri Synod" I asked rather curiously. Occasionally we get people from that part o…

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Posted by Mike Weaver on October 17th, 2007 at 2:54pm — No Comments (Add)

Musicians

Last Friday night, my wife and I went to our first ever Howard Jones concert. Who is Howard Jones you may ask? If you're old enough, he was an 80s pop singer with hits like No One Is To Blame, What is Love, and Everlasting Love among others. Overall the music is upbeat, smart, and positive. While I would have never said in…

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Posted by Mike Weaver on October 10th, 2007 at 10:30am — No Comments (Add)