As the 2012 United Methodist General Conference approaches, I have been trying to bite my tongue and not get too worked up about things that have not yet come to pass. With the possibility of radical changes to the church structure and the end of guaranteed appointments there have been many things that have gotten my dander up. For as long as I have been in full time … [Read more...] about Young Clergy?
Formulating Church
I have been trying to figure out ways of visually representing life in the church. One idea I have been tinkering with is using formulas. In many church meetings, we seem to struggle with not have a common language to talk about our ministry and the problems we are dealing with. When looking at attendance or money, I often hear the question "what is our problem?" From a … [Read more...] about Formulating Church
Life Lessons: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
I have often been accused of being "Captain Obvious." Yet, sometimes I find that what is obvious is the hardest for people to embrace. In a recent church service, I was leading the announcements as I usually do. I opened it up the announcements to the congregation and a person shared the church's proceeds from a grocery store card program. I was surprised, I had no idea the … [Read more...] about Life Lessons: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Sermon Posts Start Today
On my sermon blog, Step By Step, new sermon posts start today. My goal is to post a new sermon every week day in March. The first sermon is a sermon I preached at Hetlerville entitled "Great Faith." … [Read more...] about Sermon Posts Start Today
Plans
I have obviously not done a whole lot with this blog since I recreated it in 2009. Over the last few weeks, I have been working on updating all my websites. I was inspired by creating a new website for Mifflinville UMC. I have a few ideas of what I can do with this blog. With General Conference coming up, I have situations that I need a venue to share my thoughts. I have … [Read more...] about Plans