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Healthy Remembering and Resilience: How the Past Can Lead to a Hopeful Future
Individuals and churches in the last third of their lifetime can both benefit from a healthy evaluation of the past.
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June 30, 2020
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Courage to Open Our Eyes
I honestly have no idea how Lewis Smedes’ memoir My God and I made its way to my bookshelf. I was about to put it on the donate pile but figured I’d read it first. I’m so glad I did.
October 21, 2018
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Coaching Corner: Canoeing the Mountains Workshop on Adaptive Leadership
On Sept 22, 140 congregational leaders gathered in Brampton, ON for an all day workshop led by LA-based Tod Bolsinger, author of Canoeing the Mountains. Would your region be blessed by a workshop?
July 9, 2018
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Celebrating Open Doors for Women to Serve
We offer to you this video and a booklet highlighting women in ministry to share and celebrate the history of women in our denomination.
July 7, 2017
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Why Go to Seminary? Hoop, Hurdle, or Vital Necessity?
I keep a growing list of why seminary education is more than just helpful — it is vital for church leaders and the church. Here are three of my top reasons for attending seminary.
April 18, 2016
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Some Limitations of the "I Have a Friend or Family Member" Appeal
I would like to challenge the idea that a church can do its theologizing based on the "I have a friend who ..." on three counts.
November 16, 2015
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Inviting Youth to Take the Lead
Youth and young adults have to begin to see that they are NOT the church of the future, they are the church of NOW. They need ownership in the ministries they will be asked to lead.
December 2, 2014
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Of Shepherds and Sheep
Shepherds and sheep. Leaders and followers. The Good Shepherd himself spent time being both. Do we teach our leaders how to be good followers? What about our congregations?
May 23, 2014
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An Eight-Week Guide to Incarnational Community
"Making it look easy takes a lot of practice" say Matt Smay and Hugh Halter about incarnational life and missional community. "A workbook alone won't get the job done...It also includes learning to take personal responsibility for your own calling."