This week, Bishop Jones announced that Rev. Steven Blair will be appointed to Resurrection on November 1 and will be responsible for those whose last names begin with M through R. You can read the full update to Resurrection here. I have known Steven for several years and he is an excellent pastor and a […]
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Potluck at Resurrection
After 2.5 years here at Resurrection, I am looking forward to a first for me here. A potluck dinner. You read that right. This will be the first time that I have been to a potluck dinner at the church and to my knowledge this week is the first time that the church has hosted […]
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Speedlinking – February 4, 2009
Big news and an opportunity to get a daily dose of Calvin at Reading the Institutes. A great reminder – The only thing I can control Summary of our Congregational Care retreat at Congregational Care at Resurrection in ’09. A Re-Visioning Prayer that I found to be an inspiration. I found this post to be […]
This month it has been an adventure to go to conferences, retreats and workshops. Throughout the month I attended: Kansas Area Professional Seminar for Ministry Kansas Area Self-Care Workshop Congregational Care Team Retreat Kansas West Board of Ordained Ministry Provisional Members Retreat Kansas East Residency Retreat All of these events have been good, but it […]
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Why I Use Arena (5 of 6)
Arena Church Management System has been used at Resurrection since early this year. I have used it as a part of my usual work within Congregational Care, but am certain that a greater level of functionality can be determined within our department. I am determined to wring every last bit of efficiency and work savings […]
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Thinking or Feeling?
Last week I interviewed for a clinical pastoral education position at St. Luke’s Hospital. I felt as if I learned more about self-reflection in less than one hour than I may have learned in the past 1.5 years. I discovered that I have a clear tendency to start with my head, to understand, to comprehend, […]
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“You anoint my head with oil”
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” –Psalm 23:5, TNIV Before I was appointed at Resurrection, I was not very familiar with the practice of anointing someone with oil. However, here I have found that it is a common practice and […]
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It is Hard to Care
I had a conversation with a staff member in the hallway this afternoon that was too good not to share. I had been thinking about a conversation that I had just had on the phone and he could tell that I was a bit troubled. He stopped and asked how I was doing. I said […]
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Grief is Like…
Last night, I had an amazing time with the grief support group at Resurrection. The group normally work through the GriefShare curriculum, and is great community. I was invited to lead the group for one evening. The Holy Spirit was really at work as the ideas for the evening came together that afternoon and really […]
Last Friday, Nicole and I went to see P.S. I Love You at the theater. Fridays are our day off and it was Nicole’s turn to pick the movie. Who did we see there, but Jason Gant and Jason Watson. They were off to see Alien v. Predator – Requiem – quite a different genre […]
Last night I spent several hours making phone calls following up from the 2008 Stewardship Campaign – Simplicity, Generosity and Joy. I was a part of a team that made phone calls to persons who had made a commitment to give in 2007 and had not yet returned a commitment card for 2008. We let the […]
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Collaboration of Teams
Earlier this month, the Congregational Care and Discipleship teams met together for the good part of a day. The purpose was for a time of mutual understanding and collaboration. This was the first time, to my knowledge, that these teams had met together. My sense was that there was some hesitancy on both sides in […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 