The Advent and Christmas season is a time of preparation and celebration of the Christ child, and to be honest, to shop! I know, I know – the secular world is stealing the meaning ...
Organizations are living, breathing places where relationships develop, grow, maintain, plateau and bring significance to the people’s lives that make up said organization. Those ...
I’ve often said that much of the New Testament might never have been written if there had not been conflict in the early church. When Christians turn to Scripture to address the ...
Conflict is a normal part of life, but many of us have difficulty engaging it in productive ways. Here are some time-tested resources that give guidance, not only for church ...
Conflict is not all bad. Despite our tendency to run the other direction whenever conflict is in the air, there are benefits to be realized from engaging it well. (Of course, much ...
Ah, the monthly finance meeting; something you look forward to each time it comes around on your calendar, right? Wrong! Most leaders in the church know we are in a time of ...
The requirement to be Safe Gatherings certified has, at times, resulted in questions being raised: “This is a small town; we all know each other and nothing like that would happen ...
“Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them…” When I served at Lovers Lane UMC in Dallas, Texas, one of the large congregations in the Dallas area, I learned one ...
Growing up in the country church as a child in the 1950’s, I felt surrounded by God’s love. Our pastor consistently preached on that theme. The people of the congregation showed me ...
Any day of the week, if you step in the new entry of First United Methodist Church in Manhattan, Kansas, don’t be surprised if you find children – lots of children! It isn’t a rare ...