This weekend I used two different pastoral prayers for the weekend. One for the traditional service and the other for the contemporary service. Let me know what you think, is this appropriate? Guidance or improvement on these prayers? Thanks! I have shared all of the prayers that I have written for worship via Google Docs […]
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 […]
At Resurrection our purpose is to build a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people are becoming deeply committed Christians. The Adult Discipleship team has done a lot of work around the question – what does a deeply committed Christian look like? Part of the answer is found in the Journey to know, love […]
When trying out a new restaurant, I sometimes try to pore over the menu to figure out what I would like to try, what will be the most satisfying. Sometimes, I ask the waitress or waiter what she or he recommends and order their recommendation. Is this like church? There are some people who come […]
While at the Western North Carolina Annual Conference, I had the opportunity to eat at a local restaurant in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. You had the option to dine in or to have car service. There was not drive in stalls like Sonic, but instead your order was taken and delivered to a certain section […]
My first post on this blog was August 30, 2006. I started this blog as a place for thoughts on faith, life and ministry. I think it is time to see how things are going. I really enjoy reading and responding to comments on posts. However, those conversations are based on what I have come […]
A sign promoting inclusiveness in delegates to General Conference can be found many places here at Western North Carolina Conference – including this location on the outside of a bathroom door. I found the contrast of these two signs to be interesting. Context matters for promotional materials.
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 […]
Tony gives 10 Stupid Technology Mistakes that Churches Make – good stuff. Dan addresses what are the essentials of the faith in What to use for a metaphor of “core” or “non-core” beliefs. I think that he is on target with this post. Scott Williams, guest blogger at Swerve, writes about the similarities between leading […]
In April, I went to a conference on emerging new church starts. That link will take you back to the post and notes from that conference. One of the topics that came up was the question – What do you do, that no one else can do? An example was given by Denise Van Eck […]
I have found several online tools that increase my productivity and are quite helpful in my role as pastor. One of them is: Google Reader From the Google Reader website: Keep track of your favorite websites Stay up to date Google Reader constantly checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content. Whether a […]
One year ago, today, Nicole Amanda Scherle and I were married at Clemmons United Methodist Church in Clemmons, North Carolina. It has been an amazing and wonderful year, and I am looking forward to many more.
Rev. Andrew Conard 