Setting up the cameras for the livestream. Sharing the link for the Zoom call. Sending a few social media posts throughout the week. Maybe even editing a sermon clip to …
When Your Church Goes Gray
by: Anna Mitchell Hall What does it feel like to look across the pews and see mostly elders with gray in their hair? Churches often get terribly worried when this …
Three Things We Learn About Digital Ministry From Taylor Swift
Chances are you, or someone you know, has listened to Taylor Swift’s newest album, Midnights. But aside from these songs being the soundtrack behind your work for the next few …
A New Imagination for Denominational Leadership
Recently, I’ve been in conversations with regional/conference ministers and bishops of varying denominations. Our conversations have flowed something like this: Regional/Conference Minister: “Most of my churches are declining and exhausted. …
So, Your Church Wants More Young Families?
By Rev. Dr. Anna Hall When I help churches through our Church Vitality Assessment, there is one comment that I see again and again. “We need more young families.” I …
Three Ideas for your Digital Ministry
Three years ago congregations and faith leaders everywhere were thrown into the deep end of digital ministry. There’s a good chance you’re one of them! You’ve started or improved your …
Three Year Slump
By Rev. Laura Robinson The Year-Three Slump. Or is it a readjustment? A disgruntlement? It’s a three year something. I was attending a virtual summit put on by the United Church …
When Strangers Seek Shelter
When I turned on the evening news to see the wonderful people of Saint Andrews Episcopal Church on Martha’s Vineyard in the middle of a political firestorm, I remembered that …
Losing Your Place to Find It
By Rev. Dr. Anna Mitchell Hall What is your latitude and longitude right now? What is your exact street location? Where does the water flow when rain falls where you …
A Black Belt In Aikido
In the practice of aikido, a form of martial arts intended only for defense and never for aggression, the practitioner begins their training with a white belt. Over time and …