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January 2012
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This post is a companion to the previous one -- The 4 Core Competencies of Christian Congregations (Plus 1 More for Methodist/Missional Congregations). It is meant to be read and u...
Note: The genesis of this blog post was as a response to a comment on GBOD’s Facebook Group, UMC Worship. The original question was: I am intensely passionate about "Ancient-Future...
Congregations Make Little if Any Difference in People's Lives...
Congregational Worship May not Be "All That" for Many...
January 16, 2012 Today we honor the life and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today countless people will read and listen to his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, deliver...
Alan Hirsch discusses why a church cannot be built by appealing to consumers or consumer culture....
Following are paragraphs from The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church - 2008 pertaining to membership. On Sunday, January 8, many United Methodist congregations will ...
December 2011
Dec
"Personal invitation from someone you know" is by far the most cited reason people first heard about and then started attending a United Methodist Church, according to findings abo...
On Friday, December 9, 2011, I recorded a podcast for the Baltimore-Washington Conference. The topic was "Small Groups." Here's a link to the podcast: http://www.bwcumc.org/resourc...
Advent and Christmas help us understand discipleship.Advent In Advent the church reflects on the need to be prepared for Christ’s return to consummate his reign on earth. How do Ch...
Christmas falls on a Sunday this year. Just like the last time this happened, there are a number of congregations choosing to cancel Sunday worship services. Willow Creek got the m...
November 2011
Nov
The second annual Wesleyan Leadership Conference was held in Nashville October 13-15, 2011. Dr. Elaine Heath was the featured speaker. She presented her vision for new Wesleyan com...
As most of us begin this "purple" season of Advent, I find myself pulled into contemplating the other purple season: Lent. It's an occupational hazard, partly. As someone who works...
Pursue peace with everyone,and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 This is a passage John Wesley frequently cites in his journal. Given his life-long...
October 2011
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Salvation....
The second annual Wesleyan Leadership Conference adjourned at noon today (October 15th). It was a Spirit-filled event. One of the participants has blogged about her experience. She...
I am currently reading an excellent book by Mike Breen and Steve Cockram titled, Building a Discipling Culture. Early in the introduction readers see the following quote printed in...
September 2011
Sep
(A first draft, released for testing, developed by the Hmong Writing Group of the Open Source Liturgy Project, meeting 9/10/2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota) Nyob zoo ib tsoom kwvtij ne...
In an article by Taylor Burton-Edwards, Safiyah Fosua, and Dean McIntyre it was proposed that we worship leaders and pastors might want to consider trying something different for A...