This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – The United Methodist Church holds that the living core of the Christian faith was revealed in Scripture, illumined by tradition, vivified in personal […]
I was walking back to my car after making a hospital visit when I saw the following vanity license plates, in this order – HERESY 24 MDOS BUTTER The first one got me thinking, I am still puzzled about the second one, and the last one makes me laugh. These brought this question to my […]
I found an interesting interview from Steve at World Changers with Alan Hirsch published here. I particularly found this quote to be noteworthy “Question: What’s the difference between “Emerging church” and “Missional church”? Answer: I’m moving away from Emerging church as a term. I think it’s been hijacked by side debates. Emerging is about contextualizing […]
This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – How do you intend to affirm, teach and apply Part II of the Discipline (Doctrinal Standards and Our Theological Task) in your […]
In the Kansas East Conference newsletter this past week, I found a link to: http://www.umc.org/pastoremail. This is a survey on the use of email for churches and pastors and seems to be researching the possibility of an email address that could remain with an individual throughout changes in appointment. I think that this would have […]
This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – What is your understanding of the kingdom of God; the Resurrection; eternal life? Response – My response begins: I currently understand the kingdom […]
Adam from pomomusings brought my attention to the following website from through this post. Letters from Leavers was created by Tim Bowers and Jason Loftis. The site was launched in February 2007. From the website: Have you ever left a Christian Church Community? If you have moved on from church, we want to hear from […]
I had the opportunity to deliver the message at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection at the Ash Wednesday service on February 21, 2007. There is a direct link to the video here. You can find the full text here – 2007 Ash Wednesday [Link to 2009 Ash Wednesday post and message] This was […]
This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – What is your conception of the activity of the Holy Spirit in personal faith, in the community of believers, and in responsible living […]
This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – How do you interpret the statement Jesus Christ is Lord? Response – My response begins: I believe that the statement Jesus Christ is […]
This weekend, Bob Beltz, author and producer, preached around the movie – Amazing Grace. During the weekend worship services, Bob Beltz shared a story of having the opportunity to sit in on a meeting between a life coach and a client in Denver. During that time, the life coach shared the following: Most people… Radically […]
This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – What is your understanding of humanity, and the human need for divine grace? Response – My response begins: I understand humanity to be […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 