I believe that technology in worship is an addition to the worship experience that is not necessarily good or bad. The use of screens, images, projected lyrics, image magnification, sound amplification, etc. can all be detrimental to the worship experience if executed poorly, i.e. feedback, bad video shots, difference between projected and sung lyrics. It […]
I recently read Hey Brother, what’s your numbers? on New Church Marketing. This post got me thinking about the difference between growing worship numbers and effectively making disciples of Jesus Christ. I do not believe that growth in numbers does not equal growth in discipleship, but I also think that the people who gather for […]
Over the past several months there has been some turmoil within the Stephen Ministry program at Resurrection. Part of the hope for the future is to have an active lay ministry program that functions effectively within the Pastorates – which is model of care at Resurrection that “has been designed to encourage every person in […]
Thanks to Clif at The Appian Way for this post and Seth at Seth Godin’s Blog for this post for alerting me to the following video clip. The following video clip was created by Michael Wesch an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology in the Anthropology Program at Kansas State University. I found this video to […]
Today I was able to complete an import of the history of posts from the previous site where Thoughts of Resurrection resided. Please enjoy exploring the archives, which are now much more extensive. These are the top five posts which have been added from the past. John Henry Faulk’s Christmas Story Death of a Congregation […]
Each week Darrell Holtz, Writing and Curriculum Development Program Director, here at Resurrection puts together excellent Small Group Curricula and Resources based on the sermon from the past weekend. This week he was going to be out of town and asked if I would be able and willing to create these documents for the week […]
I would like to recommend a post from Matt at Catching Meddlers – an excellent summary of Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures and also application to rural / small town congregations can be found here. Previously, I had considered the emerging movement to be taking place primarily in cities, but I agree […]
Last night, my wife, Nicole and I had the opportunity to be a part of the Third Grade Bible Exploration last night through serving communion. The Third Grade Bible Exploration is a special event that is a part of the Kids COR ministry at Resurrection. It was a very cool event. The third graders that […]
I recently posted about the the concept of narrative leadership – the interaction between individuals and the story that they find themselves in. I think that one concrete example of that is taking place within the United Methodist Church in Kansas. In both the Kansas East and Kansas West Conferences there has been significant work […]
The title of this post is a quote from Boo Tyson, who spoke this morning at staff chapel. Boo Tyson is the sister to Timothy Tyson, author of Blood Done Sign My Name – a personal story about race relations in North Carolina in 1970. Some quotes from the message by Boo Tyson: What seemed […]
An update from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership brought my attention to: Facts on Growth – A new look at the dynamics of growth and decline in American congregations based on the Faith Communities Today 2005 national survey of congregations. From the Lewis Center: Some findings are: Congregations that change worship format and style […]
Yesterday I met with the Kansas West Conference Board of Ordained Ministry and received a recommendation to the clergy session of the Annual Conference for election to probationary membership and commissioning. This is great news and I am excited! As a United Methodist, this is an important step moving toward ordination as an elder within […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 