These are some reflections on the life of a denomination or individual church that initially began at a campfire on the night of November 6. I will begin with observations of a scene, pose questions related to the church and respond to these questions in a future post. When there is a fire that is […]
This morning I visited a member of the congregation before surgery. I was a little bit later arriving to the hospital than I was hoping. I spoke with the woman behind the desk in the surgery reception area and she said that it would be a few minutes before I would be able to go […]
As a pastor in a local United Methodist church there are certain things that I have with me every day: Bible Name tag for shirt Key badge on belt Wallet Mobile phone If I leave home without any of these items I will return to get them. Sometimes I feel that these things that are […]
This morning we heard from a representative of Community LINC in Kansas City about some of the issues surrounding poverty. Now we are preparing to move into a time of discussing the 2007 Strategic Objectives for the church.
There is nothing quite like playing games late into the night to bond a staff group. Just being able to interact in things that are not project / staff / mission related is a great benefit. After our time of solitude and study, we had dinner, took a hayrack ride and ended at a campfire. […]
We just finished a time of looking at the calendar of events for 2007. I am amazed at the level of future planning. I have never been in a setting where the entire year is pretty well planned by the previous November. I found myself even thinking – it would be worthwhile to begin looking […]
I am currently on a retreat with the director level staff of Church of the Resurrection at the Tall Oaks Conference Center in Linwood, Kansas. It is a beautiful setting – wooded campground and a cool fall day. I was not sure quite what to expect yesterday when planning and packing for the experience. The […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 