Houghton is special JoAnne and I returned yesterday from the fall trustee board meeting at Houghton College. I have had the wonderful privilege of serving the Central New York District of the…
Tag: leadership
Guiding congregational prayer
Over the last several weeks, there has been more than one occasion for our church to join in united prayer as a congregation in various different ways. Some of them have been…
The Power of a Celebration
After our fun celebration, I began thinking, “Why is it important to celebrate? Are there good reasons besides the fun?” I remembered immediately that God must have thought it was important…
How to Make the Most of a Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Part 2
I’m having a little challenge getting PDF’s to display. If the article is not displayed, please either click on the article or click on the button to open in a separate window…
How to make the most of a church’s 50th anniversary
This year Community Wesleyan Church is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. With God’s help, we have worked hard to use this event, not just to celebrate the past or have a party, though…
How can pastoral ministry be healthier?
http://joshrhone.posterous.com/what-if-our-current-models-of-pastoral-leader Joining a conversation I have decided to join an important conversation about the long term viability of the current paradigm of pastoral ministry. Pastor Josh Rhone has asked a crucial question…
Burmese Bible School Class Completed
What a joy once again to participate as a teacher at Burmese Bible School in Syracuse. I was the professor for the class, Church Leadership and Management. For the last three…
Building up people power
As I move through the senior years of my ministry, I find I am blessed and my ministry is truly enabled by remembering and putting into practice a basic principle of leadership;…
Answering a call for clergy leadership
Letter writer, David C. Ashley, in today’s Post Standard opinion page decried a lack of obvious clergy leadership in changing the climate of political discourse in our country. I have good…
Celebrating the week Francis Asbury arrived in America
I found a great video clip that tells the story of Francis Asbury. Asbury was an early Methodist leader in the colonies, sent by Wesley himself, and ultimately responsible for the explosive…