Last week one of my colleagues asked, Are you comfortable with the influence that The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection has on the United Methodist Church? Yes, I am comfortable with the influence that Resurrection has on the denomination. I think that Resurrection seeks to represent the extreme center in the United Methodist Church […]
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Ben, one of my good friends here in Kansas City, re-entered the blogosphere at Performing the Faith. He is a brilliant theologian and a deeply committed Christian. I highly recommend that you check out his blog.
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 […]
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 have been able to be at the last two Leadership Institutes here at Resurrection. In 2007, I taught a session, which was a lot of fun. I want you to know about the opportunity to host Leadership Institute at your Annual Conference. You can download a PDF document with more information here. Are you […]
At the last probationary residency meeting which I attended, we spent time discussing The United Methodist Way (PDF Document) which is a document that was used as a part of a gathering of bishops, district superintendents and other conference leaders at Lake Junaluska at the first of November. From the website: On November 9-11, 2007, […]
Giving through Google Checkout is a great short post on the Official Google Blog about giving to non profit facilitated online. This post along with Making it Easier for People to Tithe from Tim Stevens makes me think – of course, enable online giving for people in faith communities. Here at Resurrection, we use Electronic […]
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A great video explanation of blogs from Common Craft. Thanks to a post from Church 2.0 for making me aware of this video. I think it would be great if we would contact Common Craft to explain some things about the church. Here are some questions that I think could use a short simple explanation. […]
I finished reading Ten Provocative Questions Inspired by the 2007 State of the Church Report (PDF Document) by Lovett Weems. This is a 6 page response to An Invitation: A Summary of the State of the Church (PDF Document). I recommend reading each of these if you are interested in the current and future state […]
Last week, I received an email and several questions from Trish, a woman from the Resurrection community. She was responding to the post Will you start a new church? Trish, thank you for your interest and your questions! I hope that you find these responses helpful. Who decides / what is the process to start […]
I invite you to read the article Leaders share best practices to attract young clergy by the United Methodist News Service. After you have read it, I want to hear what you think. I am glad to hear that the denomination is concerned with the lack of young clergy. I believe that this is an […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 