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Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 21. At the Margins
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 21. At the Margins
The church fulfills its mission at the margins of the congregation, where those who actively follow Christ encounter those who are not a part of the community of faith. Continue reading
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Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 20. Every Dollar Has a Mission
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 20. Every Dollar Has a Mission
Apportionment formulas, budget requests, salaries, pensions, line items, giving patterns, reserves, expenditures, capital costs, stewardship, reductions, audits, revenue projections.. welcome to the vocabulary of church finances! Continue reading
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Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 19. Log Jam
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 19. Logjam
I run along a bike trail that has a number of small bridges stretched across creeks and streams. Continue reading
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Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 18. Who’s in Charge?
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 18. Who’s in Charge?
The United Methodist Church has no governing board. That fact surprises many United Methodists. Continue reading
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Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 17. Love with Legs
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 17. Love with Legs
John Wesley’s inner holiness, the sanctifying and perfecting love at work inside us, finds outward expression in social witness, a dedicated commitment to changing conditions that rob people of fullness of life. Continue reading
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Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 16. People No One Else Can Reach
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 16. People No One Else Can Reach
I would not be a Christian today if it were not for The United Methodist Church. Continue reading
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Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 15. Changing Lives
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 14. Changing Lives
“I was not trained to change peoples’ lives, but to change their membership affiliations.” From the first time I heard Gil Rendle say this, the truth immediately struck home and matched my own experience in ministry. Continue reading
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Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 14. While It Was Still Dark
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 13. The Field
Can congregations change? Can God breathe new life into congregations as surely as God’s grace can interrupt and redirect a person’s journey? Continue reading
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Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 13. The Field
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 13. The Field
With binoculars in hand, I entered the field seeking a better angle to see the mix of sparrows stealthily foraging in a brush pile. Continue reading
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 12. The Big Rocks
Remember the Future: 30 Days of Preparation – Day 12. The Big Rocks
A story in First Things First describes a lesson about the use of time. Continue reading
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