Annual Report for 2012

This has been a year for Change!  The Church is no longer Pink, or Maroon, or Red or whatever color it has been for many years.  The siding got a much needed update, and we even had some very dedicated volunteers put stone around the entrances and dress up the […]

Spirituality and Subversion

I read this tonight in a book from the year I graduated High School.  It rings with truth of who I want to be, and what I want to do, and inspires questions in my heart about whether I am too “ambitious” or not.  It is an interview from the Introduction of the […]

Nehemiah and Leadership

Great Stuff on Leadership! Nehemiah exhibited many characteristics necessary for effective leadership. Donald K. Campbell lists 21 such factors (Nehemiah: Man in Charge, p. 23): 1. He established a reasonable and attainable goal. 2. He had a sense of mission. 3. He was willing to get involved. 4. He rearranged […]

Best practices for guest services

I will be reading the suggestions on this site for a while so I thought I would share http://www.becausepeoplematter.com/marks_weblog/2010/02/guest-services-best-practice-1-create-your-own-best-practices.html His whole website is very helpful!

While studying for my sermon…

While Studying for my sermon I was reminded why Democracy is not necessarily the leadership style of choice for God’s People.  Before you shoot me as a communist, remember that we live in a Republic, and though we often throw around the term “Democracy” and seem to be trying to […]