Leadership Reflections

We Call It a Money Date
Half an hour on Friday afternoons, one page in front of both of us, and a budget that finally tells the truth.
 • Andrew Conard
The Chairs Were Already Set
I got there at 6:16 for something that started at six. Nine people, a printed handout, and someone else already partway into the first question.
 • Andrew Conard
The Sanctuary Was Cool First
The new air conditioning reached the worship space at the end of May. It reached my office in the middle of June.
 • Andrew Conard
The $2 Bills in the Offering
Somebody left a tally of $2 bills in the plate one Sunday in April, with no name on it. Most giving arrives without a story attached.
 • Andrew Conard
Both Questions Passed
What it meant to help our town say yes to its schools while we were still new here.
 • Andrew Conard
Six Days in March
Next March, Pastor Chantel Makarawa and I are leading a trip to Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuskegee. Anyone is welcome to come.
 • Andrew Conard
Come Run With Us
Nicole and I are running the Salina Crossroads Half Marathon on November 7, and we would like company. There is a team, and there is a shirt.
 • Andrew Conard
Speaking as a Citizen
What I did to endorse Adam Hamilton and how we put together a meet and greet
 • Andrew Conard
I Don't Know Why I'm Surprised
We started Grace Groups this summer expecting them to be great or to flop, with no middle path. People keep showing up hungry to grow. That part was…
 • Andrew Conard
Pick Two and Let the Rest Be Okay
I tried naming two things to land in a full day and letting the rest wait. The releasing, not the finishing, turned out to be the practice.
 • Andrew Conard
The Verse Inside the Ceiling
A congregation left its names on the new air handler, we added a verse, and then it disappeared into the ceiling.
 • Andrew Conard
Why We Are Piloting Grace Groups This Summer
A small experiment in the oldest Methodist habit.
 • Andrew Conard
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