I spent last week at a youth camp, Institute 2010: God’s All Stars, which is a ministry of the Conference Council on Youth Ministry of the Kansas East Annual Conference. This post is part of a series reflecting on the week and making applications for the local church. On the first day, I realized that Institute […]
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The Conversation Prism
I enjoy both social media and beautiful graphics. I’ve got a poster on the way for my wall. The Conversation Prism by Brian Solis and Jesse Thomas.
A week ago today, I was at a UMR Communications board of directors meeting. This was my first meeting. There are a great deal of challenges and opportunities that are before UMR Communications. I am excited to see what will be next. Will you please share how you connect with UMR Communications? It may be […]
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What You are Searching For – 2Q
These are the top search terms over the past quarter that lead to viewing my blog – http://andrewconard.com. What does this list tell you about this blog or about searching people do on the internet? Search Views immanent trinity 125 methodist hymns for funerals 79 church attire 72 methodist funeral hymns 63 proper church attire […]
My wife, Nicole, and I are expecting our first child in January. I am looking forward to the Dad Life, however I am not sure I’m looking forward to exactly what is depicted in this hilarious video.
Today begins my first experience of Kansas East Youth Institute. From a promotional poster: For almost 100 years, young people have come to Baker University in Baldwin City, Kan., to attend United Methodist Youth Institute. Institute is a tradition of the Kansas East Conference Council on Youth Ministry. Institute is a unique week of spiritual formation […]
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Speedlinking – July 16, 2010
I appreciate both of these posts from Leading Ideas – Mutual Mentoring and Leaders Stay Young. Firestarter “is a way to recognize churches that have ignited ideas and sparked brilliant communication.” A good question is raised at Should the Church Have More in Common with Apple?
Last week, I posted the following update on Twitter: is having difficulty focusing today. Hmm… Within a couple hours, I received an email of a prayer of encouragement from someone that worships online. It was a great encouragement and reminded me of the power of community online.
An interesting article at Slate.com, The Almighty Dollar: Are preachers motivated by the desire to save souls or to make cold, hard cash? raises the question of clergy compensation. By researching data from the Oklahoma Annual Conference researchers found: “It turns out United Methodist congregations gave their leaders a $15 boost (in 2008 dollars) on average […]
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My Advice on Cohabitation
I recently read an update from The Methodist Church of Great Britain in which it reports: “The Methodist Church will look at cohabitation, at the urging of the Youth Assembly. The annual report from the Youth Assembly, which was received by the Conference, requires the Methodist Council to work with young Methodists to produce advice […]
I appreciate the work to produce the State of the Church Report for The United Methodist Church. You can find it online here or use this link to download a PDF of the entire report. Here are a few tidbits that I found to be of interest: The median age of the population in the […]
This weekend is the finals of the World Cup. This amazing sports event connects nations, continents and the world in a game of sport. What event similarly connects the church? I believe the Jesus’ incarnation and resurrection as well as communion and baptism are all key connections across the church. How do you respond?
Rev. Andrew Conard 