I was working with a congregation in the Midwest that seemed to go about every conflict sideways, as if they could not bear to face anything directly.
CPR Connects Chat: Carol Howard Merritt and Steve Sterner
Watch this month’s CPR Connects Chat with Carol Howard Merritt and Steve Sterner on Capacity.
Capacity
Anyone who has ever worked with a college or university knows the importance of determining capacity. It is a key measure of accreditation reviews. But how often and in what ways do local faith communities think about capacity?
CPR Connects: Being Church in the Age of Trump
“The future is already here. It’s just unevenly distributed.”
CPR Connects Chat: Carol Howard Merritt
Carol Howard Merritt talks with Marlee Walters
CPR Connects Chat: Bruce Reyes-Chow
Bruce Reyes-Chow with Carol Howard Merritt
The Privilege of the Pulpit or a Privileged Pulpit?
Over and over again, I was pushed to delve deeper and deeper into the chaos and struggle that is race, politics, theology, and the response of the church.
CPR Connects Chat: Claire Bamberg
Claire Bamberg with Carol Howard Merritt
What Will Your Legacy Be?
In the iconic movie, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Doris Day asks about the future in the context of several pivotal relational moments. To each question, the refrain asserts:
Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours to see
Que sera, sera.
Speaking of Stewardship
Next to membership growth, stewardship growth is probably the most sought after goal for faith communities.