This is a review of the book – Reveal: Where Are You? You can find also find more information about this book at the website. This book is a summary of the findings of a research conducted at Willow Creek and at other congregations about the spiritual growth of the individuals in the congregation. The […]
jimmorrow asked a couple great questions in the last post on Granger Community Church about what we were looking for on the trips to Willow Creek and Granger. In this trip we (Resurrection senior staff) visited what I would characterize as two different types of congregations – one that was larger than we are are […]
On both Monday and Tuesday we experienced great hospitality from both Willow Creek and Granger Community Church. It has really been a great trip. We are headed back to Kansas City this morning – some more debriefing, brainstorming and networking on the bus is coming up. Our bus pulled up to Granger yesterday morning after […]
I have been a part of the team that is helping decide the next generation church management system that will be used at Resurrection. Yesterday there was a team from Fellowship Technologies that gave a demo of their Fellowship One solution. This afternoon will be a demo from the Shelby Arena team. I realized yesterday […]
Yesterday, I met with Clif Guy to be in conversation in response to the possibility of a Resurrection internet campus. The idea was a part of Pastor Adam’s weekly e-note to the congregation. From Adam’s email last Friday: I have been feeling an increasing tug on my heart that we should develop an Internet Campus […]
Yesterday, I met with Clif Guy to be in conversation in response to the possibility of a Resurrection internet campus. The idea was a part of Pastor Adam’s weekly e-note to the congregation. From Adam’s email last Friday: I have been feeling an increasing tug on my heart that we should develop an Internet Campus […]
This week we received a phone book at our home. It went almost directly from the front door to recycling. I have not used a phone book for over a year and am not sure if I will use one again. I have found the internet to be faster and more helpful. My children (maybe […]
My heart is heavy today. A member of the congregation had their grandchildren in town visiting for a few days. The family was at the pool yesterday. At the pool, a two year old grandchild was in a drowning accident. The child was taken to the hospital and then lifeflighted to Children’s Mercy downtown. The […]
This post is in response to the series from NPR, The Young and the Godly. From the website: In a year-long series, NPR brings you the stories of young religious leaders as they begin their first year of ministry in an era of increasingly diverse religious beliefs. We’ll look at why they chose this often […]
In the past several months (see posts below) I have written about tools that I have used to be of assistance in caring for the people of the N-R Pastorate at Resurrection. Although I do enjoy technology and increased efficiency, this is not the primary motivation for utilizing these tools. I recently came across a […]
Email is a part of my life as a pastor at Resurrection. From communicating with staff, congregation members, volunteers and other pastors it can be a great way to continue a conversation. As a result, I sometimes arrive back on Monday with a crazy number of emails that have built up in my inbox from […]
Along with the Everything Must Change Tour coming up in Kansas, there is also an upcoming book by the same name, Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises and a Revolution of Hope. The title of this post is from Brian McLaren via the excerpt below – reading from the book… (Be aware, the video ends […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 