One of they key things that I learned at the Emerging Church New Starts conference is that one of the main roles of a pastor is to create the culture in which disciples of Jesus Christ can be made. An old or even current model is that the pastor created results. What may work best […]
Jason has some great ideas about improving email communication at Signals vs. Noise. Mike considers 6 More Benefits of Being a Blogging Preacher as a guest writer on Church Communications Pro. In this post, Alan answers the question: “If you were asked to steer a conventional, western church on a missional path and were given […]
Rev. Yolanda Villa, Executive Pastor of Congregational Care at Resurrection, has been announced as a planned appointee to the cabinet of the Missouri Annual Conference. She will be missed here at Resurrection and I believe will provide excellent leadership on the cabinet. There has not yet been an announcement about who may fill the role […]
One of the results of waiting in the airport in Atlanta is that CNN always on in the background. The news from Blacksburg, VA is horrific. Most often when I am in Atlanta, very few people are interested in what is happening on the TV screens. However today, many in the gate waiting for the […]
This morning I am at the Emerging Church New Starts conference. More information in a PDF document here. There is a fascinating group of people gathered – most from Georgia, but a few scattered across the country. Some concretely in a new church start, some hoping to be so, some well versed in the emerging […]
Excerpt from Around the Corner, weekly email announcements from Resurrection: Portable Building Permit Expiring; Staff Moving to New Office Space. On April 13 and 20, approximately 40 Resurrection staff members will be relocating to ministry offices at 12900 Metcalf Avenue, Suite 200 in the Southcreek Office Park. Ministries located at the Southcreek Office will be […]
I was a part of the leadership for worship at three of the services this weekend. Worship attendance was down from Easter (not a surprise), but not sure how it stacked up with pre-Easter. Next week is the start of a new sermon series – Journey Through the New Testament. Here is my prayer from […]
Thanks to Jeff for alerting me to this video. He has compiled all four in the series here. I enjoy Christian radio / music at times, but I think that exclusive listening to Christian content is not a great idea. What do you think about exclusively Christian music?
I had the opportunity to write the prayer guide at Resurrection this week. The prayer for the day is: O God, we pray for passion to proclaim your good news to our family, friends and co-workers. Ignite a fire in our soul which will allow others to see the light of you living in and […]
On Tuesday, I met with the residency group in the Kansas East conference for new comers to the Annual Conference. We have been reading through Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership and Congregational Life by Ronald Richardson. As part of the discussion I thought of systems theory applied to atonement and here is […]
I had the opportunity to write the prayer guide at Resurrection this week. The prayer for the day is: O God, our sustainer, break open our narrow minds and show us how to live as your followers in a community of faith. Teach us the way to go, show us the path ahead. Unstop our […]
T.J. writes about Being a Christian. This is a great follow up to his post – Why I Don’t Want To Be A Christian. Bobby brought my attention to the “church planting” entry at Wikipedia. In this post, Bobby encourages updating improving the Wikipedia entry. I’ve made a few changes, do you have some to […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 