Church, Worship, and Ministry (11)

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Rebecca Woods

Sharing your building

If you haven't read Maria Tafoya's blog post today, check it out. Her topic is sharing the church facility, and some of the realities that…

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Robert Cornwall

Christian Practices in the Church

Conversations about Christian Practices have become common place in the church.  Many of those conversations have emerged since the public…

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Rebecca Woods

Fair Trade for Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday is coming soon, and Christian congregations will be buying millions of palm fronds to distribute during services. But without i…

Started by Rebecca Woods

3 Mar 5
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Rebecca Woods

Sharing your building

If you haven't read Maria Tafoya's blog post today, check it out. Her topic is sharing the church facility, and some of the realities that…

Started by Rebecca Woods

2 Feb 26
Reply by Tom Webster
Robert Cornwall

Christian Practices in the Church

Conversations about Christian Practices have become common place in the church.  Many of those conversations have emerged since the public…

Started by Robert Cornwall

3 Feb 17
Reply by Rebecca Woods
Rebecca Zahller  Brown

Emotional manipulation in ministry

Is anyone aware of good reading resources about boundries and ethics of worship? What constitutes emotional manipulation in worship? In wor…

Started by Rebecca Zahller Brown

18 Dec. 19, 2009
Reply by Rebecca Woods
Sherri Emmons

Churches in lean times

Hi all, I'm doing an article about how churches can be places of help to members and the community during these economic hard times. Any ch…

Started by Sherri Emmons

7 Oct. 5, 2009
Reply by Rebecca Woods
Ted Michael Morgan

Pledge

Where in your Sunday morning liturgy do you place the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States? In my most recent congregation…

Started by Ted Michael Morgan

3 Sep. 16, 2009
Reply by Diana Tyler
Andrew Shepherd

The Emerging Church

In the past few years, I have been introduced to the Emerging Church phenomenon through a Lutheran clergy couple. While I am always skeptic…

Started by Andrew Shepherd

12 Sep. 15, 2009
Reply by Ted Michael Morgan
Molly Carlson

What is the most effective way to "Proclaim the Gospel" or "Engage the Word" in worship?

Our discussion on sermons has been rich and I appreciate everyone's point of view as I pursue these questions as part of my DMin work. and…

Started by Molly Carlson

11 Sep. 4, 2009
Reply by Douglas C. Sloan
Nathan Day Wilson

Congregations improving communities

Friends: Many congregations provide direct services, engage in social advocacy and promote community education. It might be the case that…

Started by Nathan Day Wilson

4 Aug. 21, 2009
Reply by Bruce Williams
Rebecca Woods

Profanity in the pulpit?

A Facebook friend of mine who's a Methodist pastor posted a question today about whether or not to use the phrase "mad as hell" in a sermon…

Started by Rebecca Woods

6 Aug. 20, 2009
Reply by Diana Tyler

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