This summer Nicole and I have enjoyed fresh vegetables weekly from the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program from the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture. Basically we paid a set amount of money up front and now weekly throughout the summer pick up a bag of fresh vegetables – whatever is in season. It has […]
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I believe that both new and existing congregations should be held accountable for their life together. There should be disciplinary action of some kind for the congregation in response to this accountability. I believe that this process would be a catalyst for the United Methodist Church moving closer into alignment with God’s dream for the […]
A recent article from the United Methodist news service, United Methodist plan emphasizes new church starts, got my attention as I am interested in new church starts and the possibility of being a pastor at a new congregation. I find hope in the denomination putting what seems to be a concerted and continued effort in […]
I often spend time imagining the United Methodist Church in Kansas – what might be possible in the future, praying for renewal, and seeking to be an active part in a spiritual revival in the state. A picture of hope that I have seen recently is this: This graphic is in the middle of the […]
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Portable Traditions
Along with having a fantastic time at the Greystone Estate, we did learn several things at the marriage retreat that I believe will continue to improve our marriage. One of these things was the importance of portable traditions. Whether intentionally or unintentionally most people build traditions around particular times of year or celebrations – Christmas, […]
Please visit http://www.cor.org/youtube and http://www.youtube.com/seeinggray for information about the January 2008 sermon series at Resurrection. I recently read about a fascinating application of YouTue in the ongoing presidential debates – The CNN / YouTube debates. Here is the video explaining the concept… I think this is great. The playing field is leveled across the country […]
I am currently in Lake Junaluska, NC for the Western North Carolina Annual Conference (WNCC). My wife, Nicole, is from North Carolina and she was commissioned as a probationary elder of the WNCC. Yesterday we arrived for part of the opening worship service for the Kansas East Annual Conference and were there through the evening […]
Two weeks ago, I asked What are the distinctive marks of worship in the Wesleyan tradition? Thanks to each of you who commented and responded on that post. That post was in preparation for a conversation of which I was a part that took place about worship at Resurrection and what it might look like […]
Yesterday afternoon, a significant time was spent on the discussion of the approval of the budget for 2008. The discussion was around the support of the United Methodist institutions of higher education in Kansas West – Southwestern College and Kansas Wesleyan University. There has not been significant monetary support for any of the United Methodist […]
Steve Rankin was elected as a delegate to Jurisdictional Conference.
As part of the strategic plan to revitalize existing Kansas Churches a report was given about two areas where the Annual Conference is working to make progress. Church Transformation Survey A Church Transformation Survey was sent out to congregations of the Annual Conference. The hope is that this continued process will give us the ability […]
The laity have completed their elections for delegates to General, Jurisdictional and Alternates. I did not get the names of the laity who have been elected. There may be an announcement later… The final clergy delegate to General Conference was elected on this ballot. Jurisdictional and Alternates are yet to be decided. Clergy elected as […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 