Vitality seems to be the talk of The United Methodist Church. From the invitation to be a Vital Congregation to tracking metrics through Vital Signs, there has been a wide variety of response to the movement to increasing the level of reporting of involvement across several areas of local churches. Let me be clear about where I stand […]
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Vitality seems to be the talk of The United Methodist Church. From the invitation to be a Vital Congregation to tracking metrics through Vital Signs, there has been a wide variety of response to the movement to increasing the level of reporting of involvement across several areas of local churches. I have heard a great deal […]
Digging through the archives of this blog, I found a few posts from a year ago that I continue to find value in today. I invite you to take a look back with me. With all the talk about metrics for congregations in the UMC, what about a Monetary Incentive for Spiritual Growth? Authority and Responsibility – What is […]
Thanks to Tim Stevens for bringing this story to my attention via this post – One Church Becomes Two… Without Splitting. Beach United Methodist Church, in Jacksonville, Florida will be launching one of their worship venues, Eleven 22, as a new non denominational church in 12 to 18 months. You can read more about it at […]
I have had a great first two weeks as part of the Resurrection West team. I started as Associate Campus Pastor on August 15 and have loved the opportunity to be part of what God is doing through this community in the western part of Johnson County. There is an amazing team of staff and […]
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Kansas Leadership Center
Earlier this week I was part of a team from Resurrection West that started the Leadership and Faith: Transforming Communities program from the Kansas Leadership Center. Here is a summary from the website: “This unique program is designed for United Methodist congregations in Kansas and is a collaborative effort of the Kansas Health Foundation, United […]
Why are you leaving Resurrection Online? Over the past three years a stable worship platform has been created and the significant theological reflection have been completed. I have been able to play a significant role in shaping the framework and future direction for Resurrection Online. One of my gifts is to help clarify a direction […]
Why are you going to Resurrection West? Resurrection West has experienced steadily increasing worship attendance and participation and this growth is anticipated to accelerate with the move in to a new building in the fall. These circumstances have created the need for an additional pastor to serve the congregation. What are you looking forward to […]
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Transition to Resurrection West (1 of 3)
I am going to serve as an associate pastor at Resurrection West beginning August 15. I have enjoyed being part of Resurrection Online for the past few years. I am excited to be involved in pastoral leadership at Resurrection West, including leading worship, teaching, offering in person care and guidance. This role will provide an […]
In my pastoral ministry, I hope to be effective at bearing fruit in God’s kingdom. I believe that one of the ways that I can be part of God’s work is to be excellent at equipping people. There are some things that I can do, say or ways that I can be that can bear […]
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A Year Ago on Thoughts of Resurrection
Here are a few posts from a year ago, I hope that you might take a look at two or three and add your comments. Enjoy! Looking Forward to the Dad Life Institute: What’s the Point? (5 of 5) What to Do with Ineffective United Methodist Clergy What to Do with Unhealthy United Methodist Congregations My Advice on Cohabitation
This appointive year I am going to work on starting and stopping things to be more healthy, faithful and balanced. Start Creating deeper connections with colleagues in the United Methodist Church More regular exercise Gardening Puttering about the house a bit more Stop Worrying about things that I cannot decide about or avoid Caffeine (This […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 