Questions that Guys Should Ask Guys – great tips for discipleship from Tony Steward Do you want to be able to do one hundred push ups? I might give this a try… An Open Source Manifesto from Mark Batterson. Quality thoughts on Phone Etiquette from Nikki Alexander. Jeff Clinger shares of Celebrating Life in two […]
I am heading out of town tonight and will not be present for the first annual Resurrection staff flag football match tomorrow. You can read more about it here: Flag Football Fighting flag football conspiracy-indulge me While I am disappointed that I will be out of town I will put forward some names for the […]
David Kinnaman, co-author of unChristian, is going to be at Resurrection next Tuesday, September 23 at 7:00 PM in the Student Center. unChristian is a research based look at young Americans’ perception of Christianity. I am looking forward to being a part of the event and hope that you will be able to be there […]
Does that title make sense to you? It is going to make more sense to me this week. I am currently a probationary member of the Kansas West Annual Conference. I am in a time of preparation for ordination. One of the requirements for ordination is to respond to a series of theological questions in […]
It is a blessing to have a meal prepared and served to you by someone that you do not know. In preparation for each of the funeral service of my step-grandmother, Alice Conard, and my grandmother, Nora Fieser, our family shared in a meal prepared by the members of First United Methodist Church in Great […]
I have received this comment more than once in my time serving as a pastor at Resurrection. It makes me wonder… What does the individual think of me as a pastor now? When does the transition from “will be” to “are” happen? Does this have to do primarily or exclusively with my age? (27) Is […]
This is a guest blog from Eric Seiberling, who is a change management consultant with the Abreon Group and has a blog, http://www.itlunatics.com, that deals with creating change in large organizations. Eric was a delegate at the North Central Jurisdiction from the West Ohio Conference and experienced the Episcopal elections first hand. This will be […]
I received an email response to the post, Who is Jesus to you? from Adam, a Resurrection attender, and thought it was well worth sharing with you. With his permission: Andrew, I think this is an interesting question, but so is your answer: “Jesus is my Lord and Savior. He continues to teach me about […]
One of the realities of being a pastor in The United Methodist Church is that I am committed to ministry in which it is possible that I will travel from place to place. Each year all United Methodist pastors are appointed to a local church, with the hope to match the gifts of the pastor […]
I heard this question last week and it really stuck with me. It is a simple question that can say a lot about someone’s journey of faith. I think that it could be asked effectively to both Christians and non-Christians. It doesn’t have a pre-supposed “right answer” and is non-confrontational. My response? Jesus is my […]
A few weeks ago, I received a question from Wesley from Outside the Box on my Facebook wall about tips for successful blogging. While I do not claim to be an expert, here are my top 10 suggestions for a successful pastor’s blog. Define your audience – congregation? church leaders? others in your denomination? Outside […]
If you are a blogger, you should know about Blog Action Day 2008. From the website: Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion. […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 