On Monday, December 16, 1996, TIME Magazine published a cover story by Joshua Cooper Ramos titled “Finding God on the Web.” The article recommended that churches establish their presence online …
We Dare Not
Written by Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of Convergence Each of us has days when we are hopeful about the world that might emerge from this pandemic. Then we have days …
What History Can Teach Us
I’ve spent the last few days reading and researching extensively about the social impact of plagues over the course of history. I’ve needed to do this as part of a …
Imaginal Cells…
The amazing part of the transformation from the caterpillar to the butterfly is that you have this middle space, the cocooning season, where your body literally becomes mush. You disintegrate. …
We Are Not in the Same Boat
These are confusing days. Do we open states? Do we stay home? Will my job be there when this is over? Will my child be going to school in the …
The World Has Changed
Over the past month, we have all been adjusting to a new normal for our congregations. When we learned that we would need to close our sanctuaries and stop meeting …
Where Do You Go When You Can’t Go Out?
Does it feel like we are on the cusp, either of a new awakening or a devolution into chaos? Perhaps we are on the edge of creating a new world, or we are on the edge of losing our world?
Ten Ways the Church Will be Changed by COVID-19
By Rev. Cameron Trimble, CEO of Convergence We are now three weeks into a global shutdown because of the coronavirus. It’s become clear that we are in this for the …
What is the Point of Faith?
Today we learned that seven of our friends were furloughed and/or lost their jobs. One of them has a chronic health condition and will be losing her insurance on Tuesday. It’s …
Measuring Ministry
Rev. Cameron Trimble I was recently guiding consulting work with a company in New York working in the health and wellness sector. We had reached the stage where we were …