I came across this amazing version of the Christmas story via Chris Hall. I recommend…
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Exhausted yet? Pastors, church musicians and educators can find the run-up to Christmas even harder…
Continue ReadingHow to use social media like St. Benedict
How much time do you spend on social media? Engaging with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest,…
Continue ReadingFive reasons to celebrate All Saints Day all year
Who are the saints who contributed to your life and to your church? There’s never…
Continue ReadingAre there spooks in your church?
It’s Halloween, and I’m thinking about church spooks. No, not ghosts, exactly. I don’t really…
Continue ReadingFourteen things one minister believes about leadership
Jake Morrill, minister of Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church (Tennessee), put an interesting post on…
Continue ReadingTen ways to help your ministry by connecting with family this summer
Ministry leadership depends on relationships, as I said in my last post. We all learn…
Continue ReadingTalking about stewardship all year long: a Leadership Adventure teleconference with Rev. Margaret Lewis, MBA
Please join me next Tuesday, June 25, at 1 Pacific/2 Mountain/3 Central/4 Eastern Time, for…
Continue ReadingCelebration vs. denial at church
I’ve been cultivating the practice of celebration over the last couple of years, learning to…
Continue ReadingChurch and a visit to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago
(photo copyright Sage Ross) Friday, after completing some work in Chicago, I was able to…
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