With a son who is 12 days aways from being 6 months old, I read with interest this article from Mashable, Children’s Consumption of Digital Media On The Rise [STATS]. This connected me with the original study from The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, which you can find in PDF form with this link. Straight […]
Today is the 234th Flag Day in the United States. It was on this day in 1774 that the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag of the United States. You may notice some more flags around this week on government buildings and in your neighborhood. Will you celebrate Flag Day or National Flag Week? If […]
Not too long ago, I received a series of fascinating words from three fortune cookies. Here is the third one: Be assertive when decisive action is needed. This is timely guidance for me. One of my growing edges is taking and completing actions. I am great at coming up with ideas and not always so […]
Not too long ago, I received a series of fascinating words from three fortune cookies. Here is the second one: You are talented in many ways. This is true for each one of us. God has gifted each person in different ways so that as a community we are able to function well. I am […]
Not too long ago, I received a series of fascinating words from three fortune cookies. Here is the first one: Listen to the wisdom of the old. This is just good wisdom. I learn a great deal in conversation with those that have more experience than myself. In what ways do you find this to […]
Connecting with people is one of the most important roles of being a pastor. I was inspired by Valeria Maltoni with her list of 100 Ways to Connect. I selected my top 10 from the list at Conversation Agent. Introduce Peers Tell Stories Stay offline when you’re tired or argumentative Brag about your fans’ products […]
Memorial Day has been and continues to be an important part of my life. I remember going to the cemetery to put flowers on the graves of family members. This ritual has been engrained in my mind. I won’t be going to that same cemetery today, however I will be spending time with family. It […]
How do we help people live fruitfully in their day to day life? Ultimately, the church is not about keeping a variety of interesting programs running and giving people something that to do that is segmented from the rest of their lives. We are about equipping people to live fruitfully in their every day life […]
On Friday I was filling up my car’s tank at the local gas station. I set my keys and iPhone on the trunk. The phone started to slip a bit, so I pushed it up a little further and then turned to pick up the pump handle. When I turned back around, I thought that […]
The conversation around the Call to Action: Reordering the Life of the UMC and the subsequent UMC Leadership Summit, as well as the conversation in Kansas and Nebraska about Great Plans for the Great Plains: A Vision (PDF Link), I have been reflecting on the time that I spent on the spring senior staff retreat at Resurrection in which […]
I am pretty excited about the announcement that Google Fiber is coming to Kansas City, Kansas. Here is an update from the blog post announcing the decision: As part of our overall goal to make the web better for users, last year we announced a new project: to provide a community with Internet access more […]
I have had several clergy friends ask about the details of my recent paternity leave, so I wanted to share some of the questions and my responses, as well as the letter that I used to initiate the process. I was on paid leave for 5 weeks full time and 3 weeks part time. My […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 