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Leadership Institute 2007

Next week the festivities of Leadership Institute 2007 start here at Resurrection. This will be my second year to be here during the event and my first year to lead a workshop. I will be leading a workshop titled “Anchored in Faith: Liturgy and Healing.” In this workshop, we will explore the different types of […]

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Book Study on Richard Foster’s Prayer

This six-week session will study this comprehensive book on prayer. It is a great resource and tool to study types of prayers and categorize them to Inward, Outward and Upward prayer. The class will read a few chapters each week, discuss them and put the ideas into practice. If you want a kick-start to enhance […]

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A Kansas West Welcome

Welcome to Thoughts of Resurrection! If you are visiting this blog for the first time or are a repeat visitor, I want to welcome you. Here you will find my thoughts about faith, life and ministry. I invite you to check out the features on each of the sidebars – recent comments, archives, top posts, […]

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Imagining the Future

Last night I received our copy of the Kansas West Connection in the mail. The Connection is the monthly newsletter of the annual conference. I was published in the “My Faith Journey” section. I submitted the article in August, but was not sure when or if it would be published. I would like to welcome […]

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Moral Courage

I heard Bill Tammeus speak this past Sunday at Resurrection. He is working on a book about Jews who survived the Holocaust in Poland with the help of non-Jewish persons. You can read more about this subject at the following post – The Holocaust Book Project. I found one of the more interesting parts of […]

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The Office

I really enjoy watching The Office.  I have not watched it season by season, but caught up on the first three seasons via iTunes. I’m hooked. Two more days until the season premiere. 🙂 Will Jim get together with Pam? Will Michael really get back together with Jan? How will Dwight react to not being […]

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Israel, Egypt and International News

Last Tuesday, I arrived back to the United States from a trip to Israel and Egypt. It was great! Comments have returned from being moderated – so feel free to write what you think. There were many things that made great impressions on me while we were traveling. One of them was my lack of […]

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Where is the United Methodist Church going in the next 25 to 30 years?

This is a question which I received from a member of the congregation earlier this year. This is a great question, which I am not sure that I am equipped to answer fully with all of its implications. I will answer where I hope the United Methodist Church is going in the next 25 to […]

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What is the emerging movement?

This is a question which I received from a member of the congregation earlier this year. When I use the term “emerging movement” I am referring to a movement throughout many denominations in which the way that we live out God’s call in our lives, how we live as the church and the purpose of […]

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Bridges to the Future: Church Development (4 of 4)

I am passionate about renewal within the United Methodist Church in Kansas. I believe that Bridges to the Future Capital Campaign for Kansas United Methodists is an important part of this renewal. The following content was provided as a part of the Kansas East Media Packet. “For surely I know the plans I have for […]

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Bridges to the Future: Campus Ministry (3 of 4)

I am passionate about renewal within the United Methodist Church in Kansas. I believe that Bridges to the Future Capital Campaign for Kansas United Methodists is an important part of this renewal. The following content was provided as a part of the Kansas East Media Packet. “For surely I know the plans I have for […]

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Bridges to the Future: Camping Ministry (2 of 4)

I am passionate about renewal within the United Methodist Church in Kansas. I believe that Bridges to the Future Capital Campaign for Kansas United Methodists is an important part of this renewal. The following content was provided as a part of the Kansas East Media Packet. “For surely I know the plans I have for […]