This fall I will be leading a book discussion based on The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian D. McLaren. This is a part of the Living Forward classes that are being offered by the Congregational Care pastors at Resurrection. From the website: Would you like to learn more about Jesus’ teaching and preaching? Would […]
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 […]
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Methodist Blogger Profile
Thanks to John the Methodist for the profile at Locusts & Honey. There were some great questions. Check it out – Methodist Blogger Profile: Andrew Conard. Do you agree or disagree with any of my responses? I would love to hear what you think.
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The Young and the Godly – Introduction
On Monday of this week, a co-worker drew my attention to this 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 […]
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Justice in the Burbs
Next week, Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live by Will and Lisa Samson will be released. As a pastor at a suburban church, I am particularly interested in this topic. I plan to purchase the book when it comes out and hope to review it here in the future. […]
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Memorable Quote
Yesterday before the 10:45 service I had a brief conversation with John, a wonderful wise man. I asked “How are you doing?” He replied, Taking what the good Lord gives me and making the best I can of it. Thanks, John, for your wisdom.
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Speedlinking – July 23, 2007
Five Ideas for Repurposing Sunday School from Confessions of a Small-Church Pastor – great thoughts on new ways to live life as a small group. Seth Godin has a short analysis of the different roles of Letters, brochures and email. Good stuff, applicable in many different settings. deviant monk has produced an excellent video which […]
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Yes, we have a copy of the latest release. My wife, Nicole, is a fan of the Harry Potter series of books and had pre-ordered a copy online. We decided to pick it up at the midnight release at the local Borders. Is there anything that creates buzz and excitement within a faith community […]
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More Time with People
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 […]
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Psalm 30 and Staff Chapel
Today in staff chapel, we focused on giving thanks. As a part of the service we had the opportunity to write our own psalm using a particular psalm for inspiration. Half were given Psalm 30 and half Psalm 138. I had never written my own psalm before and I found the experience to be profound […]
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 