I have received this comment more than once in my time serving as a pastor at Resurrection. It makes me wonder… What does the individual think of me as a pastor now? When does the transition from “will be” to “are” happen? Does this have to do primarily or exclusively with my age? (27) Is […]
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This is a guest blog from Eric Seiberling, who is a change management consultant with the Abreon Group and has a blog, http://www.itlunatics.com, that deals with creating change in large organizations. Eric was a delegate at the North Central Jurisdiction from the West Ohio Conference and experienced the Episcopal elections first hand. This will be […]
One of the realities of being a pastor in The United Methodist Church is that I am committed to ministry in which it is possible that I will travel from place to place. Each year all United Methodist pastors are appointed to a local church, with the hope to match the gifts of the pastor […]
We were able to spend some dedicated time with Terry Storch while we were at LifeChurch.tv and I wanted to share what amounts to notes from a brain dump / Q and A time with him. Good stuff. Don’t look at spending a lot of time for a final release incorporating all the features Look […]
As I am currently serving as a Congregational Care pastor at Resurrection, I was particularly interested to hear how LifeChurch.tv does care on their Internet Campus. There is a team of volunteers that serves to pray with people live before, during and after the worship experience. This seems to be a key area in which […]
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Bishop Scott Jones is on Facebook
That rocks!
Tony Steward was recently hired as the Online Community Pastor at LifeChurch.tv. Terry and the team were excited for him to arrive as new staff is a great opportunity to get feedback from a fresh perspective. A new staff member can provide free critical feedback on current processes on the team – free. I think […]
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Kansas City Business Journal
A few weeks ago I received a message from Peter Metz, Director of Communications here at Resurrection, that a reporter from the Kansas City Business Journal would be contacting me for an interview about the use of technology in the church. Sure enough, I received a call and spent about 40 minutes on the phone […]
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Top Ten from The Leadership Summit
I enjoyed the time that I was able to spend at The Leadership Summit on Thursday and Friday. Here is my top ten: Lead an integrated life. Be the same person in each environment in which you exist. – Bill George I don’t go to a church, I belong to a church. – Chuck Colson […]
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The Leadership Summit
Resurrection is a host site for The Leadership Summit hosted by Willow Creek and broadcast via satellite. I am excited about being at this event today and tomorrow. Will you be at one of the sites for this event?
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The Sticks
As a pastor praying for spiritual revival in the state of Kansas and renewal within the denomination, I found this ministry conference to be particularly fascinating – The Sticks. Check out the website, then come back and let me know what you think about it. Should it out way some other choices that I am […]
This is a part of a series of posts responding to the question: Is the church a business? Today the focus is on strategic planning. Strategic planning is a part of the culture at Resurrection. From strategic objectives for the entire congregation for the year to goal setting and a review process for each employee […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 