Bret Capranica, Author at THE CAPRANICA

Serving Our Students with Ignatius?

by Bret Capranica | Mar 17, 2009 | Featured Articles, Humor, Pastoral Ministry, Seeker-Sensitive

This speaks for itself and makes me thankful for the people God has given our church in student ministries. Ignatius from travis hawkins on Vimeo. HT: ...

iPhone Office

by Bret Capranica | Mar 16, 2009 | Technology

Yep, the iPhone has my technological smartphone heart. I should really blog about it-so, until then, here’s 100 ways to productively use your iPhone (or 100 reasons why you should switch to one). iPhone Office: 100 Ways to Turn Your Device into the Ultimate Productivity Tool | Internet Service...

GReader Keyboard Shortcuts

by Bret Capranica | Mar 15, 2009 | Blogging, Technology, Time/Life Management

Most who use Google Reader will know this, but for those out there who are fairly new to GReader, this may be something you’ve overlooked. Helpful keyboard shortcuts. Are there any keyboard shortcuts? – Google Reader...

The Musings of An Ordinary Pastor

by Bret Capranica | Mar 15, 2009 | Blogging, Featured Articles, Ordinary Pastor, Pastoral Ministry

I am an ordinary pastor. That is, I know myself well enough and I have been around enough extraordinary pastors to be well aware of how ordinary I am. The content, regularity, and writing style found here at THE CAPRANICA all document the degree of my ordinariness. Actually, I enjoy being ordinary. Obscurity is often bliss. Normality, more than often, is a blessing. The front-lines of the ordinary contain enough excitement, challenge, heartache, and doldrum to keep me focused and engaged in the Lord’s work. I have been an ordinary pastor for over 20 years (I began ministry in 1988 in a rural Texas Panhandle church) and I have never been bored with ministry; I’ve always been busy, and I’m as excited today about serving the church as I was twenty years ago when I began. I really do enjoy being among the ordinary. Ordinary is not often publicly celebrated, but ordinary pastors dominate the landscape of church life across our country; we are, by far, the vast majority. In reality, only a small percentage of pastors in the world could really be called or evaluated as extraordinary. I thank God for many of them . The Savior has used (and still does) a few of them in many influential ways in my life and ministry. Yet, most of us who serve the Lord as local church shepherds will not host presidential forums; books will not host our names as authors; national conferences will not contain our photos as keynote speakers; our church facilities will never be highlighted on the latest church growth magazines; and the denominational leaders have...