Boundary Leadership: a Video-Based Small Group Curriculum
BOUNDARY LEADERSHIP AT EMORY The past three years of course work and research in the Emory University community have deeply shaped my view of how community is formed and how Continue Reading
Gathering at the Table
From Gathered Community to Private Communion Room Noted twenty-first century Baptist historian and scholar, Curtis Freeman argues, “The benefits of salvation are mediated not by pious feelings or individual faith Continue Reading
Improving Communication for the Sake of Community
There’s a famous quote, often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi that says, “Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary use words.” As people of faith, communication to others Continue Reading
Living Your Methodist Identity: Recovering the Class Meeting for Disciple Building
And Jesus said to them. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name Continue Reading
Recognizing Difference
How a church chooses to adapt to change is a significant indicator of its future. Every church experiences change throughout the life of its ministry. The significance for a Continue Reading
Coming to the Table: Eucharist Practices and Beliefs Among Worshipers at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Columbus, Georgia
What can be learned about the meaning of the Lord’s Supper by listening to worshipers? Conversations with members of St. Luke revealed that they are aware of and participate in Continue Reading
A Living Hope: Preaching Eschatology
The Problem: A Lack of Eschatological Vision Nearly fifty years ago, in 1971, John Lennon issued his now famous sociological and theological dare to “imagine there’s no heaven.”1 During the Continue Reading
As We See Ourselves: Transforming The Inward Centered Congregation Through Differentiated Leadership and Focused Teaching Strategies
The Pastor appointed by the sitting bishop to serve a congregation is challenged to lead, grow, and develop an unfamiliar group of people with many implied common goals. This task Continue Reading
A Black Narrative Pulpit
A BLACK NARRATIVE PULPIT The Narrative Lectionary as a tool for Christian Transformation I love the Black Church and I cherish being part of a uniquely American tradition layered with Continue Reading
The Road From Presiding Elder to Superintendent to Strategist
The Road Began … I became a District Superintendent in 2011. At DS “Charm School” they called those of us gathered there “Chief Missional Strategists” and gave us no further Continue Reading
Ubuntu: A Restorative Approach to Anti-Bullying
The Project Chose Me! In August 1996, while serving on active duty in the U. S. Navy, I traveled to South Africa in conjunction with my responsibilities as an Equal Continue Reading