by Catherine Sandgren | May 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Epiphanies Need Margin I’m going on sabbatical this summer. Three months. After thirty-one years at the same church, I’m taking a long pause. The strange thing about announcing a sabbatical to other pastors is how many of them lean in and lower their voices. I...
by Catherine Sandgren | Apr 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
I preached a five-week series last summer called Influencer. The first two weeks were classic teaching. We opened the Scriptures, laid a theological foundation for what it means to be an everyday influencer for Jesus, and explored two big questions: What has God given...
by Catherine Sandgren | Mar 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Lent reflection for church leaders. There’s an assumption baked into church leadership culture that I’ve watched hurt a lot of good leaders. It goes something like this: you need to hold space for everyone else’s pain. You’re the one being paid. The one who signed...
