Each month we assemble a series of posts around a particular theme. This month, we’re curating a conversation around leadership cohort groups that sustain people in ministry. Have ideas or reflections to share? […]
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Each month we assemble a series of posts around a particular theme. This month, we’re curating a conversation around leadership cohort groups that sustain people in ministry. Have ideas or reflections to […]
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By the Rev. Dean J. Seal Rev. Bryan McLaren was on the Krista Tippett radio show, “On Being.” He said something that jumped out at me when talking about the […]
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In this brief 9 minute video, Rob Ater talks about the changes Milwaukee Presbytery made to its presbytery meetings. Prior to these changes, ambivalence existed about the role of the […]
Each month we assemble a series of posts around a particular theme. This month, we’re curating a conversation around governance and connection. Have ideas or reflections to share? Offer your thoughts in […]
Editor’s note: The Revitalization Team of Community Church in San Juan Capistrano, CA has been working hard on the adaptive challenge before them to be the faithful church in today’s […]
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Each month we assemble a series of posts around a particular theme. This month, we’re curating a conversation around governance and connection. Have ideas or reflections to share? Offer your thoughts in […]
Editor’s Note: Earlier this week, Carol McDonald gave background that explains the thought behind the 90 minutes spent at General Assembly in a period of listening, conversation, and discernment. By […]
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By Carol M. McDonald The 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has begun in Detroit, MI. Thousands of people are gathered here to worship, celebrate, converse, listen, discern, and […]
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Blessing Those Who Come after Us
/in LeadershipEach month we assemble a series of posts around a particular theme. This month, we’re curating a conversation around leadership cohort groups that sustain people in ministry. Have ideas or reflections to share? […]
Peer Learning Makes the Church Better
/in LeadershipEach month we assemble a series of posts around a particular theme. This month, we’re curating a conversation around leadership cohort groups that sustain people in ministry. Have ideas or reflections to […]
Narrative Theology in Practice: Decision-Making and Governance
/in LeadershipBy the Rev. Dean J. Seal Rev. Bryan McLaren was on the Krista Tippett radio show, “On Being.” He said something that jumped out at me when talking about the […]
Relationa-lizing the Presbytery
/in Contemporary Culture, LeadershipIn this brief 9 minute video, Rob Ater talks about the changes Milwaukee Presbytery made to its presbytery meetings. Prior to these changes, ambivalence existed about the role of the […]
Abound in Hope — A Sermon Amid Our Divisions
/in WorshipEach month we assemble a series of posts around a particular theme. This month, we’re curating a conversation around governance and connection. Have ideas or reflections to share? Offer your thoughts in […]
It’s Not Your Fault
/in LeadershipEditor’s note: The Revitalization Team of Community Church in San Juan Capistrano, CA has been working hard on the adaptive challenge before them to be the faithful church in today’s […]
An excerpt from Cryptomnesia
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NEXT Church 2013-2014 Annual Report
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Reflections on Being More than a Deliberative Body
/in Leadership, Presbyterian Church USAEditor’s Note: Earlier this week, Carol McDonald gave background that explains the thought behind the 90 minutes spent at General Assembly in a period of listening, conversation, and discernment. By […]
General Assembly: More Than Debate?
/in Community Organizing, Leadership, Presbyterian Church USABy Carol M. McDonald The 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has begun in Detroit, MI. Thousands of people are gathered here to worship, celebrate, converse, listen, discern, and […]