Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of Convergence Convergence (formerly the Center for Progressive Renewal) was founded to support the start and renewal of congregations. Today, we talk about that work as …
What Regenerative Farming Can Teach the Church
Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of Convergence For much of my life, I have lived in cities or suburbs. I remember spending hours of my life each weekend pulling plants out …
Three Innovative Building Initiatives by Congregations
Rev. Cameron Trimble I suspect every generation of congregational leaders thought theirs was the most interesting age to be in ministry. They were wrong. This has to be the most …
Nurturing Wisdom in a Digital Age
By: Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of Convergence This week in San Francisco at the Wisdom 2.0 + AI Conference, author and CNN Commentator Van Jones spoke of his observations of …
What Does It Take To Change A Congregation?
By Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of Convergence In a webinar this week, Rev. Jim Keat, Convergence Director of Online Innovation, asked me what it takes for a congregation to change. …
Is Your Congregation Stuck As You Imagination the Future?
‘What is the world that you would bet on in the year 2070?” I asked the two hundred people from First United Methodist Church participating in a Futures Lab on …
What Is the Essential Work of Congregations?
My grandfather, Rev. Dr. James McCormick, is a retired minister in the United Methodist Church. He spent a lifetime serving congregations as a pastor and as denominational staff. I was …
Are You Ready For Change?
by: Rev. Laura RobinsonUCC Local Church Pastor & Convergence Team Member I spent time last week listening to the conversations that arose out of the “Can the Church Change?” Summit. …
On Becoming Christian
Author and poet Maya Angelou, in a 2011 interview on the occasion of her being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, said, “I’m always amazed when people walk up to …
What Is The Future of Your Congregation?
By Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of Convergence To learn more about hosting a Futures Lab for your congregation, contact us at Convergence. We would love to work with you. “We …