by: Elizabeth Lynn and Mark Ramsey I April 30, 2020 Recently we invited you, our readers, to tell us what issues you would like us to address in the area of church board leadership. Among the responses we received, one theme predominated: the challenge of thinking together deeply about how...
Now that much of the Holy Week dust has settled, we find ourselves with a host of short-term and long-term questions, and few clear answers. What will it mean to nurture patience and durability in our congregations? How can we instill hopefulness in a way...
“Joy is resistance to disorder, cynicism, entropy and despair. It is not simply resistance but courageous resistance that, I suspect, transcends reason. Most miraculous experiences baffle reason…” ~ Toi Derricote, African American Poet As Christians, our joy is rooted in the living hope we have in Christ...
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Some things that seemed rock solid before the global crisis are suddenly not so reliable anymore, a reality humorously captured in this three-minute video from Julie Nolke. Think regular haircuts. In-person doctor visits. Annual conferences. The right to accompany your loved ones into surgery. Other things,...
It's one thing to broadly observe that we are all currently experiencing some level of disruption in our lives. But, it's another to dig deep into the dynamics of disruption we are experiencing and attempt to frame and navigate it in a way that is...
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Last week Mark Ramsey wrote a thought-provoking article titled “Timing,” wherein he challenged us as clergy to open our thinking to the wondrous things that Jesus is doing “out there” in the world. He stated that the resurrected Jesus had gone ahead of the disciples and their...
We will return next week with a new post on Digging a Deeper Well. Now that every congregation has done the hard work to celebrate Holy Week in this challenging time, the question for many is becoming: now what? What questions do you have about leading...