When life flows on in endless work
The time of year likely has something to do with the weariness I’m hearing from the folks within my client circles, but that’s not the… Read More »When life flows on in endless work
The time of year likely has something to do with the weariness I’m hearing from the folks within my client circles, but that’s not the… Read More »When life flows on in endless work
It’s the rare church shopper who makes a choice based on governance structures. And I’ve yet to hear long-time members credit their church’s by-laws as… Read More »Blessed is the congregation with up-to-date by-laws, for they shall enjoy peace.
The weekend before the wise ones in congress chose to shut down the U.S. government rather than compromise, my husband and I were in Fairfax,… Read More »WWJD while the US government is shut down
In her wonderful book The Writing Life, Annie Dillard offers would-be authors the following advice: One of the things I know about writing is this:… Read More »Give it all, give it now.
Yesterday (Sunday, April 21), the congregation of which I am part stepped out of the sanctuary and into worship via acts of service. I’ll admit, I wasn’t wild about the idea, but as a member of the church board I went along to get along. God had more in mind for me, as God usually does.Read More »An unexpected sermon on Service Sunday
For Ken and Renee Moreland, the scholarship funds they’ve established at Messiah College (the school where my husband serves as provost) aren’t just about helping students afford a Christ-centered education, as praise-worthy as that is. Nor is their giving simply what a good board member does (Ken serves on the college’s board of trustees), as laudable as that would be.
As the Morelands explained at a recent donor appreciation event, they give to “equip young people with the resources to discover and nurture their God-given gifts and talents” in pursuit of the Great Commission. Read More »A scholarship with stewardship modeling on the side
Move over worship wars. There’s a new battle brewing in North America’s churches, this one focused on the Sunday morning offering. Fewer of the faithful… Read More »Don’t let your church be a casualty in the offering wars
The featured person must have been extraordinarily special if his or her family was willing to spring for a two-column wide, boxed obituary in the… Read More »The fault of too much generosity
The congregation of which I am a part has had a rough go of it over the past couple of years. We chewed up a… Read More »New leader + old mistakes = trouble
Last week I admitted my aversion to New Year’s resolutions, opting for three words over complete sentences in my quest for a better me. Then… Read More »Resolutions for a more generous new year