Nicole and I had the privilege to serve as ushers at the 3:00 PM service which was a new thing for me. Volunteers were low for that service and Nicole and I were assigned to section N (center in the mezzanine, for you Resurrection folks). It gave me a new appreciation for the role that […]
I am excited about the upcoming sermon series at Resurrection – Seven Simple Truths about Life. This promo video got the best response from the congregation of any promo video that I have seen here. What do you think?
I lead worship at the 5:00 PM Saturday and 9:00 AM Sunday services. Resurrection had services at the following times. 5:00 PM Saturday 7:00 PM Saturday 7:00 AM Sunday 9:00 AM Sunday 9:00 AM Sunday (Resurrection West) 9:15 AM Sunday (Student Center) 10:00 AM Sunday (Grand Avenue Temple) 11:00 AM Sunday 11:00 AM Sunday (Resurrection […]
Throughout the Easter weekend, I had four people wish me “Merry Christmas” after the worship service. I am not making this up. Although, I must admit that shortly after one of these occasions I managed to wish someone “Merry Easter.”
Resurrection partnered with Grand Avenue Temple United Methodist Church in downtown Kansas City for Easter worship. Very cool stuff going on in this partnership. You can watch coverage from a local news station here. Thanks to Jason Gant for finding the story.
This week I brewed a pot of coffee unlike any coffee brewed at our house in quite a while – we have a clean coffee pot! Now let me explain, the coffee maker that we have has an insulated pot which is great because it keeps the coffee warm without having to keep a warm […]
I currently do not use any Bible software. I have been following the development of Logos Bible Software for Mac and wonder if I might want to purchase it in the future. I also wonder if there is a quality online resource that would serve a similar purpose. I have a sense that Bible software […]
I have been revising and updating the Blogging 101: Introduction presentation which I will be presenting at the end of the month to interested Resurrection staff. I hope to have incorporated many of the comments from the previous post into the presentation and resource document. PDF proved to be an easier format until it is […]
Google’s Innovative Edge from Dave Ferguson is a summary of principles that would do well in the local church. The Devil Never Takes a Day Off a convicting post on balance from Joseph Memory and storytelling – the importance of community from Ben Simpson. Great thoughts on being prepared from Craig Groeschel at Ministry with […]
I invite you to join the Methodist Bloggers online NCAA March Madness bracket group! (This group is open to all United Methodists who blog.) To accept this invitation and join the group, click the link below (or cut and paste the link into your browser’s address bar). You’ll be asked to enter the group’s password […]
This is a guest post from deviant monk. I recommend both his blog and podcast. Would you like to guest blog at Thoughts of Resurrection? If you click on this in the past, you’ll have to wait for the future to listen to the podcast On my bed I remember you; I think of you […]
I hope to equip other Resurrection staff to blog. In a few weeks, I will be leading a set of two workshops: Blogging 101: Introduction – What is it? Why would I want to do it? Blogging 201: Getting Started – Hands on at a computer Here is the deal, I need your help in […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 