Inspired by this question from IF:Gathering Founder and Visionary, Jennie Allen, the “IF” team includes over 7,000 IF:Local leaders around the world who are dedicated to reclaiming the priority of discipleship as God’s method to changing the world. I was so captivated, that first time I heard Jennie declare that […]
“IF God is Real… then what?” Read More
If you’re like me, you probably don’t have a keen interest in the topic of money, especially as it relates to your spiritual journey. Other than balancing my bank account and paying the bills each month, hoping there is enough, I had never really given it much thought. That all
What does money have to do with discipleship? Read More
I almost wish I could have written this article 6 weeks from now; because then, I’d have more answers. For now, I’ll try to tell you what our church is doing about discipleship, and how we got here. I happened to serve on the System Analysis Task Team back in
Wanting to Want Discipleship Read More
Dallas Willard once wrote, “Since making disciples is the main task of the church, every church ought to be able to answer two questions: 1) What is our plan for making disciples of Jesus? 2) Is our plan working?” I love simple and direct words like these. Willard gets right
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The MOSAIC now in digital format There is something beautiful about traditions, and they are often very hard to let go of – the MOSAIC (formerly the Herald) is one such tradition for Free Methodists who have been involved in this movement. But like most things in life, change is
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Another significant change this year has seen Susan DePlanché, the former Administrative Assistant to the Director of Personnel, take on a new role with more responsibility. Susan is now the Credentialing Coordinator. She will work closely with the Director of Leadership Development, the Bishop and the MEGaP committee to ensure
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I love how a new calendar year can often feel like a blank canvas. In 2018, there are several things that I hope we choose to paint on our collective calendar together. The first item I would like to work together on is deepening our collective understanding of ministry in
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It’s hard to talk about what we are looking forward to in 2018 without talking about what happened in 2017. Lots changed, including my role. I am now the Director of Leadership Development, a role that combines elements the Church Health department and the Personnel Department. Now, 2018 will be
Healthy Churches, Healthy Leaders – That’s Leadership Development Read More
I am excited to introduce three new stewardship resources that will help cultivate gratitude and generosity in our movement. Whole Life Generosity Videos – These four videos introduce the concept of ‘Whole Life Generosity’ – being generous with all of life, with all we have and with all we are.
New Generosity Tools in 2018! Read More
We have not forgotten the passion shown for doing something about the youth (and children) in our churches. But due to a number of factors, things have gone a little slower than we had hoped. So here is what we are looking forward to in 2018. The Youth Advocate network
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