Scott and his wife went to see Falsettos at the Jewish Community Center recently. This raised some questions for them about what are the appropriate uses of the physical space of a congregation. I am not able respond fully to the question for the Jewish Community Center, but would like to respond from what I […]
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At the last probationary residency meeting which I attended, we spent time discussing The United Methodist Way (PDF Document) which is a document that was used as a part of a gathering of bishops, district superintendents and other conference leaders at Lake Junaluska at the first of November. From the website: On November 9-11, 2007, […]
I have had trouble finding a place where I can get a good hair cut. Until now… I got my most recent haircut at SportClips and I will be going back. There were several things that the church could learn SportClips: Know your target audience For SportClips this is men who need to get a […]
December 24, 2007 was a crazy and wonderful day. As we begin 2008, I want to share some of my reflections and learning just over one week later. Be ready for anything I received a mobile phone call around 8:45 AM from Connie, creative director of worship, that Adam was sick and would Nicole and […]
Today I hope that you had a very merry Christmas and I want to give you a special invitation: The January sermon series at Resurrection will be Seeing Gray: Faith, Morality and Politics in a Black and White World. We are trying something similar to the CNN / YouTube debates. A YouTube Channel has been […]
Giving through Google Checkout is a great short post on the Official Google Blog about giving to non profit facilitated online. This post along with Making it Easier for People to Tithe from Tim Stevens makes me think – of course, enable online giving for people in faith communities. Here at Resurrection, we use Electronic […]
Last night I spent several hours making phone calls following up from the 2008 Stewardship Campaign – Simplicity, Generosity and Joy. I was a part of a team that made phone calls to persons who had made a commitment to give in 2007 and had not yet returned a commitment card for 2008. We let the […]
Alright, so I know I just posted about the text from which I am going to be preaching on December 29 / 30 at Resurrection. However, the text has changed – the passage from Matthew 25 will be heavily utilized in the sermon series in January and it was suggested that a different be used […]
Matthew 25:31-46 (TNIV) 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He […]
I finished reading Ten Provocative Questions Inspired by the 2007 State of the Church Report (PDF Document) by Lovett Weems. This is a 6 page response to An Invitation: A Summary of the State of the Church (PDF Document). I recommend reading each of these if you are interested in the current and future state […]
Last week, I received an email and several questions from Trish, a woman from the Resurrection community. She was responding to the post Will you start a new church? Trish, thank you for your interest and your questions! I hope that you find these responses helpful. Who decides / what is the process to start […]
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No Guns in Church
A few weeks ago, I walked in to church and saw this addition to the all of the outside doors at Resurrection. The addition is the little sign in the lower right hand corner – no guns. It is my understanding that this is in response to a recent change in the concealed carry law […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 