May 30, 2018
Posts Tagged: church
May 18, 2018
What Presbyterians Believe
Pentecost Spotlight on the Spirit by Katrina Pekich-Bundy Pressed for time (like most ministers) I decided to write my sermon in the car as my spouse drove. About 10 minutes into the ride I realized I had grabbed the wrong commentaries. Lent was beginning but I had hurriedly snatched the Epiphany commentaries. I mumbled… Read more »
May 11, 2018
The Church for Today
Not Yet Do you have a ‘growth mindset’? by Richard Hong I’m seeing a lot of decisions made at all levels of the denomination, as we struggle with negative overall trends. What distresses me about the decisions are that so many of them seem to presume that continued decline is inevitable. I don’t… Read more »
April 26, 2018
Gospel & Inclusivity
Lessons from Starbucks What the church can learn by Samuel Son I am in Philadelphia in the research room of Presbyterian Historical Society, surrounded by shelves holding General Assembly minutes from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) going back to 1707. I am reading the following lines from a report titled, “The General Assembly Faces the… Read more »
April 13, 2018
The Church for Today
It’s SOCIAL Media… not an electronic bulletin board by Richard Hong You’ve felt the pressure. The church needs a Facebook page. Should we be on Instagram? But while many churches are trying to have a presence on social media, most are being ineffective. And the primary reason they are failing is they are forgetting… Read more »
April 12, 2018
Hopeful Church
Does the Church really need to be fixed? by N. Graham Standish I recently spoke with a pastor about a church from his past. He had felt called to go there, believing he could fix it, but then felt defeated, lamenting that it was just too broken to fix… or was it? He’s… Read more »
March 26, 2018
Hopeful Church
Your church is what you believe it to be Are you part of a hopeful church? by N. Graham Standish I’m changing paths: From a “Wisdom Journey” to a “Hopeful Church.” For the past two years I’ve been writing a blog on spiritual wisdom. I’ve really enjoyed doing it because it’s allowed me to… Read more »
February 16, 2018
Barn Boots and Blessings
Ashes and violence and teen’s question: Why? by Donna Frischknecht Jackson The sanctuary was mostly quiet. Every now and then a hum, rattle and swoosh from the ancient heating system would interrupt the stillness. It was a welcomed noise as I was trying hard to keep the cavernous room at a toasty 60… Read more »
December 29, 2017
Barn Boots and Blessings
Someday is now Seeing the God dreams right in front of us by Donna Frischknecht Jackson The Christmas tree is losing its needles and the cutout Santa cookies are beyond stale. Christmas 2017 is fast-becoming a memory. All eyes are now on 2018. That means our eyes are on the goals and dreams we… Read more »
December 15, 2017
Barn Boots and Blessings
A different kind of Christmas card Who is waiting to hear from you? by Donna Frischknecht Jackson On my desk sits an index card with the initial “R” written on it in blue marker. I have thrown this index card into the garbage at least three times so far and, so far,… Read more »