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 […]
A couple weeks ago, Dan Entwistle asked what I was doing at Discovery Ark preschool and he said, Wherever you are there is either opportunity or tragedy. As a pastor, I hope that this is true. I hope to see opportunities everywhere to be a catalyst for God’s work and be present with those who […]
As I am starting off the new year, I wanted to take some time to share how proud I am of close family members. I have shared life with each one in a special way and each has taught me how to live. I am going to start with my dad. My dad, Mark Conard, […]
I think that leaving and arriving well is one of the most important responsibilities of an itinerant pastor and we could learn from the transition team of the President-Elect of the United States. One of the striking differences between a pastoral appointee in The United Methodist Church and the President Elect of The United States […]
If you are outside the sphere of influence of K-State or the Big XII, you may not know that Bill Snyder is back. I think that Bill Snyder was a great coach. I do not think that he should have come back to be the head football coach at K-State. It reminds me of the […]
Does the itinerant system in the United Methodist Church work against strategic planning? I want to be an excellent strategic planner and have been thinking more about how this works in the United Methodist Church. I suggest that it is important to look at a strategic plan for several years into the future. I recognize […]
A few weeks ago, I received a question from Wesley from Outside the Box on my Facebook wall about tips for successful blogging. While I do not claim to be an expert, here are my top 10 suggestions for a successful pastor’s blog. Define your audience – congregation? church leaders? others in your denomination? Outside […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 