Weak dollar makes life tough for missionaries abroad addresses the impact on missionaries supported by the weakening US dollar. I had not thought of this before… Good Comment – great site with simple rules about how to leave a good comment on a blog. Nice! Michael writes about My Big Crazy Prayer a great reminder […]
Inspired by Kevin Watson‘s post First 5 Books of 2008 I wanted to share my list. Thanks for the idea, Kevin! These are the first five books that I plan to read in 2008: Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading Organic Community: Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect Never […]
I really enjoyed preaching at Resurrection at the end of 2007. I heard of several comments from the congregation about my hair. Fascinating… So I decided to experiment with a couple different options and see what you think. The Center Part The Slicked Back The “I want to be like Dan Kimball“ From June 2006 […]
I watched Martin Luther King Jr.’s entire I Have A Dream speech for the first time this morning. I have seen and heard portions before, but today was the first day that I heard it all. Thanks to Cool People Care for the link.
I invite you to join the conversation for the sermon series Seeing Gray: Faith Morality and Politics in a Black and White World at Resurrection: Post your video responses or opinions at the Seeing Gray YouTube Channel. Join the conversation with Adam Hamilton around the topics in this series. Week 4 – Invitation Week 4 […]
This is a review of the document Leadership Under Constraints (PDF Document) by Gil Rendle. This document was initially presented at The United Methodist Way: A Convocation that took place in 2007. Main Themes This essay provides: “… a perspective on the current setting and challenges of leadership within the United Methodist Church from the […]
I invite you to be a part of the annual church conference next Friday at Resurrection. From the website: If you want to know where the church is headed, do not miss this event! Enjoy fellowship and conversation with other Resurrection members and visitors on Friday evening, January 25 as we share a casual relaxed […]
Brenda, a member of the Resurrection community has a child who is married to a Muslim. I saw her this past weekend and she asked about the best way for her faithful response. Should she witness to her child’s spouse? How should she react to the interfaith marriage? These are great questions, Brenda. My first […]
Online Mentoring by Bobby Gruenewald links to a fascinating resource for this possibility. “Church” as “building”? from Amy Forbus is a great reminder about identity of the church. Adam Hamilton suggests Blogging as a Means of Grace – a great assessment which I had not previously considered. MLK Book Discussion on Same Kind of Different […]
Scott and his wife went to see Falsettos at the Jewish Community Center recently. This raised some questions for them about what are the appropriate uses of the physical space of a congregation. I am not able respond fully to the question for the Jewish Community Center, but would like to respond from what I […]
This week, I am attending the Kansas Area Seminar for Professional Ministry – Ancient Insight in HD. You find out more information here (PDF document). Keynote speakers: Dr. Leonard Sweet, dean of Drew University Theological School Dr. Alyce McKenzie, assocociate professor of homiletics, Perkins School of Theology This is an event open to clergy in […]
I saw Carrie, a regular blog reader, this weekend at Resurrection and she had a great request. She asked if I would write on my take on politics sometime here at Thoughts of Resurrection. Politics is a broad topic, but here goes. I attended Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. I thought about and was […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 