With 2020 just a few weeks away, now's the time to get your last minute copies of The Official United Methodist Program Calendar.  Previously produced by United Methodist… read more

The following article is part two of a ten-part series. Read the introduction here. Assembling the Group The main activity of a house church is worship. Worship distinguishes a… read more

Too often structure (budget, building, calendar, how decisions are made) drives our church rather than the mission. While structure is a good and necessary thing, we sometimes… read more

I’ve noticed this principle so many times in my own leadership and in working with other leaders. The more prepared I am to face a situation the less stress I have in the… read more

Much is being written and discussed today regarding the new realities for ministry: decreasing worship attendance, infrequent attendance, doing more with less, the myriad demands… read more

It's Saturday night, the sermon is prepared, the bulletin is printed and in the narthex. The pastor is about to go to sleep for the night when a parishioner calls and asks if she… read more