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Partners in Sacred Place Sharing

SOAR Powerkids Recently, my church made a connection with an after school program for kids.  They needed a large room for martial arts classes after they lost their space at a nearby school.  They...

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The Church on Fire

Klondike Community Church Recently I visited a nearby country church with a tumultuous history.  Built in a berg called Klondike, it was originally a Catholic church.  In the 90’s, the building was hit...

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Churches in Conversation

      In November, I was invited to meet with clergy and lay leaders in the Hudson River Presbytery in New York.  There, under the direction of Rev. Rhonda Kruse, their Connections and Change...

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Mission Trumps Size

“If you think you’re too small to have an effect, you’ve never been in bed with a mosquito”       (Bette Reese) Many of us might assume that a church with only 32 members automatically qualifies as a...

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Smoke and Ash

Not many kids came to our youth program on Ash Wednesday.  Some were scared away by the temperatures outside, which dipped below zero;  0thers by the serious evening worship service that would...

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The Outsourced Church

With all the struggling churches out there, it is likely that some of you are asking yourselves: how much can we cut from our budget in staff expenses, and still be seen as a respectable church? For...

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Asset Based Community Ministry

Every now and then on the roller coaster of ministry, I read an article like this one and think, “Maybe there is hope for the church after all!” This article, from the wonderful Faith and Leadership...

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A Perennial Passion

Mr. Baker  loved to teach Sunday School, and he did so for over twenty years with elementary children in one of my churches.  He also led adult studies and a book group, and studied different methods...

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Churches That Helped Make It Happen

Since the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage last week, I’ve found myself reminiscing about one of my previous churches. This was a church in which roughly half the active members were gay and...

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Does Your Flock Need You?

Mr. Shiny and the Hens Mr. Shiny, the rooster, and his harem of ten hens showed up in our yard last winter–the gift of a friend who could no longer care for them.  I was elated.  Every morning, I...

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