This year, I was a part of four online bracket challenges for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. I want to pass on congratulations to the winners: Joyce, my mother, won the challenge among our extended family. Kyle Holt was the winner of the MethoBloggers. You can read about the win here. Taylor Ogden Thomas won […]
My dad, Mark Conard, made me aware of World Malaria Day 2008 at this post. He also made this invitation: This year, with exactly one month to go before “World Malaria Day 2008,” I want to invite whoever reads this to make a contribution to “Nothing But Nets.” You only have to give $10.00 to […]
At Resurrection, we are encouraged to write our prayers for worship before the service. The hope is that this will be able to provide a prayer that is mindful of non and nominally religious persons and also is an intentional part of worship. Beginning today, I am going to include all of the prayers that […]
As Judy Long O’Neal transitions to Shawnee Heights on July 1, there is an open associate clergy position at Resurrection. Jeff Clinger has been appointed to Resurrection beginning July 1. The transition has been announced to the conference and to the congregation and on Jeff’s blog. I have come to know Jeff through the blogosphere. […]
I just finished my interview for Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Luke’s Hospital. I am hoping to be a part of the extended unit that will begin in September and continue through May 2009. It was a good experience – look for more posts about the interview next week…
On March 21, it was announced to the Resurrection congregation that Judy Long O’Neal will be appointed to Shawnee Heights United Methodist Church in Topeka beginning July 1. I have learned a lot from Judy and her ministry at Resurrection. She is passionate about care for each person, the environment and dialogue among persons of […]
Hope springs eternal in the human breast – Alexander Pope. Even here in Kansas City.
The Carbon Credit Crunch makes a provocative comparison of carbon credits with a church practice. How could existing congregations respond positively to new congregations in their area? Check out – How Would You Respond? This is very cool – Brian Dettmer’s insanely creative Book Autopsies. An insightful take on politics and religion at Obama gets […]
My wife and I really enjoy watching college basketball. This lead to a dilemma last Sunday night. I was leading the 5:00 PM worship service and she was on duty at the church as well. This meant that we were going to miss the Davidson / KU basketball game. However, we taped it on our […]
I received a few great questions from Jan via email last week and wanted to share my responses with you as well. The first question had to do with Christianity and other religions and I referred Jan to what I had previously posted: Christianity and Other Religions Good News for All The next question was […]
Last but not least is conversation with a member of the congregation. I was greeting people on the way out after one of the services when an individual stopped and had a brief conversation with me. Final words from this individual to me: “Don’t eat too many deviled eggs today.” Good advice.
This morning I made this presentation for a group of 15-20 Resurrection staff and a friend from another local church. My hope was to raise awareness about blogging and equip others to begin blogging. You can find all of the resources that I used here. If you were there – what did you think? Feel […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 