This post originated from an Advanced Leadership Development course that was a part of the Wesley Academy at Resurrection taught by Dr. Lovett Weems and Cathy Abbott. How do you make where you are what you want it to be? Do not try to live in the next position, instead make the current appointment into […]
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Nicole and I are in the process of purchasing a house here in the Kansas City area. Last week at Kansas West Annual Conference we began sharing the news and had several questions come up. Question: Did you buy a house? Answer: Yes. Nicole and I have put in an offer, been accepted and will […]
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Finish It – UMC (3 of 5)
This series is about your thoughts. Each day I will post a sentence starter and invite you to finish it with a comment. I hope the United Methodist Church…
Dancing in a Wheelchair by Fritz and Etta Mae Mutti was published in 2001 by Abingdon Press. At the time, Fritz was the bishop of the Kansas Area of The United Methodist Church, including the Kansas East and Kansas West Conferences. Dancing in a Wheelchair is the story of the Mutti family as they experience […]
Yesterday was the third and final day that I was a part of General Conference in person. Opening worship was excellent including a convicting sermon by Bishop João Somane Machado of the Mozambique Annual (regional) Conference. He had some convicting words for the United Methodist Church, in effect – what happened to the spiritual fervor […]
Part of the Kansas delegation from the General Conference 2008 Photo Gallery It has been another amazingly full day. Again, I do not know how the delegates are going to have the physical stamina to make it through the rest of the conference. I am already getting worn out. Here are some thoughts from the […]
I arrived in Fort Worth today made it to the hotel and quickly hopped on the shuttle to go to the Convention Center to see what there was to see. I forgot my camera at home, so don’t plan on any picture 😦 I was pretty bummed about that, but am getting over it. A […]
Along with a group of clergy from Resurrection, I am traveling to Fort Worth to experience several days of the 2008 General Conference of The United Methodist Church. This is a global gathering that happens every four years and is the only body that can speak for the denomination. I am looking forward to see, […]
As I was picking up my things after teaching the Builders Class, I was asked this question by a member of the small group (Bible 101)that was coming into the same room at 10:45. This question touches on the issue of Christianity and other religions and my first response would be to be in reference […]
I heard about the young pastors’ network yesterday and am thinking about putting in an application. From the website: Young Pastors’ Network …a partnership between the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection and Ginghamsburg Church. The Young Pastors’ Network is designed specifically for high capacity clergy within the United Methodist Church who are under the […]
This is a guest post from a Christian named bart. Do you remember the days of the blind taste test? There would be a table with a can of Coke and a can of Pepsi and the tester would try to guess which was which or which was better or something like that. I wonder […]
I really resonate with Jared’s post – Emerging Boredom. I have lost a lot of enthusiasm for what has variously been known as the emerging movement, emergent, emerging church – whatever terminology you wish to use. I have tangibly seen this transition in my annual goals which included reading books and visits to churches who […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 