The Dual Frontier: Leading Church BOTH In-Person AND Online
Introduction Trinity Church is a historic United Methodist congregation located in the heart of downtown Savannah, GA. In fact, it is so historic, it is listed as one of Continue Reading
Category: Church Leadership and Community Witness
Pressing Towards The Mark: Deconstructing Racist Beliefs
Introduction America’s history demonstrates that White Supremacist thought became a racist reality. In nascent colonial America, the ideas of ethnic superiority were being developed and shared. Eventually these ideas became Continue Reading
Developing Virtual Ministry Models for Small Churches
An Unforgettable Day I’ll never forget Sunday, March 15, 2020. On this day, Cascade United Methodist Church, where I serve as the technology director, suspended its in-person services and weekly Continue Reading
Vital and Virtual: Reimaging Spirituality in a Pandemic Shaped Culture
PANDEMIC AND PANDEMONIUM! It was not just our imagination in March of 2020, when the world shifted as we entered a period of change that was unprecedented in our lifetimes! Continue Reading
Between Sword and Surrender: Finding New Narratives for Christian Belonging
Campus ministry ought to create a welcome, safe space for first-year students to begin their college journey, to celebrate their faith and their gifts, and to be and become their Continue Reading
Looking Back to Move Forward
Looking Back to Move Forward: Navigating the Impact of Nostalgia on Church Growth in Rural Methodist Congregations “Do not say, ‘Why were the former days better than these?’ For it is Continue Reading
The 2×3 Collective Impact Initiative
The Myth Exposed The age-old saying that poverty is the fault of those who experience it is far from the truth. That is a myth; better yet, a lie! The Continue Reading
Diverting The Shift of Church Decline
How I Got Here In 2019 I was sitting in the meeting for the commission on statistics and finance, for the General Board of the AME Church, in Atlanta Continue Reading
SOIL
What is the condition of your soul? For far too many Christians in America, the condition of the soul is in a state of decay and despondency, only exacerbated by Continue Reading
Community Chaplaincy: Chaplaincy in the Margins
The Lightbulb Moment I was in the middle of a training session for new Executive Directors in the state of Oklahoma. We were all fresh on the job, within a Continue Reading