Diana Butler Bass, one of our favorite teachers, speakers, and authors here at Convergence, has long said that we need to rethink how we form spiritual communities. Old models insisted …

by: Gregg Carlson Convergence has spent the last decade learning from and working alongside local congregations. We have also discovered that some of the things that worked prior to 2020 …

‘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 …

For the first time in I-can’t-remember-how-long, the internet is galvanized behind something as a massive team. In an effort to thwart the dumpster fire that is Twitter, more than 10 …

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 …

I was recently asked by my pastor, Melanie Vaughn-Colwell of Oakhurst Baptist Church, to be part of a conversation sermon. This is where two or more people sit in front …

This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. And chances are pretty much every Christian church will be singing the same hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy.  So let’s talk about the story behind this …

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. …

By: Rev. Anna Golladay I reside in Tennessee. My state offers some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. It is diverse and energetic, all guided by a deep …

by: Rev. Dr. Anna Hall As church members age, and memberships get smaller, one common concern is how to continue traditions of congregational singing. We may struggle to hit the …