Some time ago we saw a Facebook conversation about different approaches to calling officers in the church. Here were a few of the responses… I don’t have any great ideas […]
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By Rebecca Gillespie Messman “One in five Americans is now a NONE.” It’s a clever word to describe those who when asked their religious affiliation respond simply – none. Not […]
by Jessica Tate One of the “universals” of community organizing is this: All organizing is dis-organizing and re-organizing. That makes me tired just hearing it. I’m a “J” on the […]
I have always been impressed by the liturgy written by my friend and colleague, Jenny McDevitt. Those who attended the NEXT National Conference in Dalls (2012) will remember the beautiful […]
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by Kim McNeill Last week, with the help of dedicated youth advisors, I took a group of middle schoolers from University Presbyterian to Washington, DC for a spring break service […]
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by George Anderson “I went to Law School to learn Law. I learned how to practice Law after I joined a law practice.” Robert Ballou, a lawyer in the church […]
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by Steve Willis My sister works in a high rise building overlooking Rockefeller Square in New York City and her husband works in the city as well. They live north […]
Beyond Arm Twisting: Calling and Recruiting Officers and Volunteers
/in Church Administration, LeadershipSome time ago we saw a Facebook conversation about different approaches to calling officers in the church. Here were a few of the responses… I don’t have any great ideas […]
Curing Presbyopia
/in Contemporary Culture, LeadershipBy Rebecca Gillespie Messman “One in five Americans is now a NONE.” It’s a clever word to describe those who when asked their religious affiliation respond simply – none. Not […]
Dis-Organize and Re-Organize, Repeat
/in Leadershipby Jessica Tate One of the “universals” of community organizing is this: All organizing is dis-organizing and re-organizing. That makes me tired just hearing it. I’m a “J” on the […]
Offering Words
/in Leadership, Liturgy & Worship, Liturgy & Worship General, Resources, WorshipI have always been impressed by the liturgy written by my friend and colleague, Jenny McDevitt. Those who attended the NEXT National Conference in Dalls (2012) will remember the beautiful […]
The Most of These
/in Christian Education, Leadershipby Kim McNeill Last week, with the help of dedicated youth advisors, I took a group of middle schoolers from University Presbyterian to Washington, DC for a spring break service […]
What New Ministers Need
/in Leadershipby George Anderson “I went to Law School to learn Law. I learned how to practice Law after I joined a law practice.” Robert Ballou, a lawyer in the church […]
From Generation to Generation
/in Leadershipby Steve Willis My sister works in a high rise building overlooking Rockefeller Square in New York City and her husband works in the city as well. They live north […]