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.
I have found several online tools that increase my productivity and are quite helpful in my role as pastor. One of them is: Highrise Highrise is a product of 37 signals who also has a quality blog – Signal vs. Noise. From the Highrise website: The answer to the avalanche So many people. So many […]
I have found several online tools that increase my productivity and are quite helpful in my role as pastor. One of them is: Jott.com Jott is an online service that is linked to a mobile phone. Jott is basically a short transcription service. You speed dial a number, choose a person from a list, and […]
So what does all this conversation about worship mean? Good question. I have heard conversations floating around at Resurrection around this question: How is a better worship experience facilitated for people in their 20’s and early 30’s? There has been conversation about a new worship service, exploring a new format for one of the existing […]
On May 17, Sally Morgenthaler facilitated a conversation with some of the staff at Resurrection about what 21st century worship looks like. I have posted my notes in PDF formate here – Notes – Worship Roundtable. It was a good day to step back and reflect on what it means to gather in worship. With the […]
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 […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 