“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” –Psalm 23:5, TNIV Before I was appointed at Resurrection, I was not very familiar with the practice of anointing someone with oil. However, here I have found that it is a common practice and […]
I had a conversation yesterday evening with Ben about different ways of giving an offering invitation as a part of a worship service. I want to think first about what means to give financially to the church. I have ranked these in order of priority / importance. Giving financially to a local community of faith […]
At the beginning of 2008, we started a conversation around the sermon series Seeing Gray: Faith Morality and Politics in a Black and White World at Resurrection. You can see my video responses to each of the sermon themes at these links: Where Faith and Politics Meet – Week 1 Bridges and Wedges – Week […]
This is a preview of a pre-release version of the book Pop Goes the Church by Tim Stevens. It will be available in April 2008. Main Theme The theme of this book is leveraging pop culture in the local church. Tim addresses this theme at the 40,000 foot level, cruises through some personal examples, theological […]
I invite you to join the conversation for the sermon series Seeing Gray: Faith Morality and Politics in a Black and White World at Resurrection: Post your video responses or opinions at the Seeing Gray YouTube Channel. Join the conversation with Adam Hamilton around the topics in this series. Week 5 – Invitation Week 5 […]
Last night, I had an amazing time with the grief support group at Resurrection. The group normally work through the GriefShare curriculum, and is great community. I was invited to lead the group for one evening. The Holy Spirit was really at work as the ideas for the evening came together that afternoon and really […]
At Resurrection we have officially kicked off the transition for the next generation church management software for us – Arena. A cutover date to the new system is scheduled in mid May. Ian Beyer, network administrator at Resurrection, shared a great idea with me related to this transition. What if Arena were implemented at the […]
Inspired by Kevin Watson‘s post First 5 Books of 2008 I wanted to share my list. Thanks for the idea, Kevin! These are the first five books that I plan to read in 2008: Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading Organic Community: Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect Never […]
I invite you to join the conversation for the sermon series Seeing Gray: Faith Morality and Politics in a Black and White World at Resurrection: Post your video responses or opinions at the Seeing Gray YouTube Channel. Join the conversation with Adam Hamilton around the topics in this series. Week 4 – Invitation Week 4 […]
This is a review of the document Leadership Under Constraints (PDF Document) by Gil Rendle. This document was initially presented at The United Methodist Way: A Convocation that took place in 2007. Main Themes This essay provides: “… a perspective on the current setting and challenges of leadership within the United Methodist Church from the […]
This week, I am attending the Kansas Area Seminar for Professional Ministry – Ancient Insight in HD. You find out more information here (PDF document). Keynote speakers: Dr. Leonard Sweet, dean of Drew University Theological School Dr. Alyce McKenzie, assocociate professor of homiletics, Perkins School of Theology This is an event open to clergy in […]
I invite you to join the conversation for the sermon series Seeing Gray: Faith Morality and Politics in a Black and White World at Resurrection: Post your video responses or opinions at the Seeing Gray YouTube Channel. Join the conversation with Adam Hamilton around the topics in this series. Week 3 – Invitation Week 3 […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 