United Methodist News Service = FAIL This morning I was reading news on the USA Today app on my iPhone when I came across this headline, Methodists defeat gay-related membership policy, with the lead sentence: United Methodists have defeated amendments that would have made church membership open to all Christians regardless of sexual orientation and […]
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I want to suggest a blog to you – It’s a Mad Mission… Sign Me Up. Luke Wetzel is a Congregational Care Intern this summer here at Resurrection and is blogging his experience. Among other leadership roles in the denomination, Luke led the Kansas East delegation to General Conference 2008. Check out his thoughts and […]
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Speedlinking – May 14, 2008
By now deviantmonk will be halfway through 30 days on 30 dollars. Read about the genesis of the idea here. Michael has a great top 10 list on church leadership at Some Things I’ve Learned So Far. Pastoral Wisdom is a gleaning of just that from conversations Will Willimon has had with retired pastors. What […]
Yesterday was the third and final day that I was a part of General Conference in person. Opening worship was excellent including a convicting sermon by Bishop João Somane Machado of the Mozambique Annual (regional) Conference. He had some convicting words for the United Methodist Church, in effect – what happened to the spiritual fervor […]
Part of the Kansas delegation from the General Conference 2008 Photo Gallery It has been another amazingly full day. Again, I do not know how the delegates are going to have the physical stamina to make it through the rest of the conference. I am already getting worn out. Here are some thoughts from the […]
I arrived in Fort Worth today made it to the hotel and quickly hopped on the shuttle to go to the Convention Center to see what there was to see. I forgot my camera at home, so don’t plan on any picture 😦 I was pretty bummed about that, but am getting over it. A […]
Along with a group of clergy from Resurrection, I am traveling to Fort Worth to experience several days of the 2008 General Conference of The United Methodist Church. This is a global gathering that happens every four years and is the only body that can speak for the denomination. I am looking forward to see, […]
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Speedlinking – April 16, 2008
How could you simplify the information that you collect from the congregation? Michael has a fascinating proposal – E-mail and Phone Only. Provocative proposals from young adults to General Conference… Read more from Mark Conard at The Legislative Process–Conferences Committee Beyond Solitary Pastoring from Mark Conard. Seth Godin gives advice to help you Write like […]
This is a review of Discover Your Conflict Management Style by Speed B. Leas, a resource from The Alban Institute. Main Themes This is a simple workbook style publication designed to help you, as the title suggests, discover your conflict management style. A self-assessment tool aids in determining your conflict management tendencies from among the […]
Last week one of my colleagues asked, Are you comfortable with the influence that The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection has on the United Methodist Church? Yes, I am comfortable with the influence that Resurrection has on the denomination. I think that Resurrection seeks to represent the extreme center in the United Methodist Church […]
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