Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
What is that? Healthy stewardship regarding church facilities!!!! Well, Eric Helms posted an entry that really got me going... You can see his entry by clicking here for some context, but I went over the top. My response to his post follows:
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I guess I am of ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
There is a Task Force begin formed to the to study the benefits and advantages of uniting the resources of these congregations to develop an overall strategy for advantageous location, mergers and church starts in order that we may more effectively fulfill our ministry.
The full resolution is:
Study on ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Many candidates have endured the rigors of the Board of Ordination Elders Retreat on Monday and Tuesday; and those who are serving on the Board, Wednesday as well. It is a challenging time for everyone, but especially the candidates for ordination. Many have been in the ordination process ...
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7 (NIV)
This morning I met with ...
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
I would love to here what someone else thinks about these:
Would it be beneficial to serious look into combining multiple charges (full and part time) into regional churches with multiple campuses with multiple staff. This would increase accountablity, creativity, and maximization of gifts. What do you think? ...
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
What if local churches that could not seem to engage inactive members in reengaging with their congregation were to share their inactive list with the other local UMCs? Once a person is removed from membership from either a withdrawal or Charge Conference, do you think the Charge should help ...
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