As Brian and his co-author, Gareth Higgins, point out, we have told ourselves six stories as a nation all grounded in a myth of redemptive violence.
Leading Institutions: Financial Sustainability in the Age of Collaboration
If you’re the pastor of a congregation, you spend significant time thinking about money. Your church maybe lucky to have an endowment to sustain the programs of the congregation…for now. …
A Church on a New Journey
Can a congregation rebound from a declining journey? If you ask Rev. Matthew Hunt, he will tell you “yes, yes it can!” Like the majority of other congregations, Salem Evangelical …
The United Methodist Church Fails the Faithful
By Anna GolladaySr. Director of Communications Beloveds, I’ve returned from the Special Session of the General Conference of the United Methodist Church having experienced a fairly even split of harm …
Can the United Methodist Church Survive?
By Anna GolladaySr. Director of Communications This past Sunday I was able to be with my former congregation at St Elmo United Methodist Church. It is the first time I’ve …
People who change the world know this…
You’re a changemaker. You might not be living it out fully, but it’s in you. But you don’t need to believe me. Just try living as if you were. Pretend. Play at it. I bet you will surprise yourself. Of course, the rest of us knew all along.
At the beginning of the year, I choose a word…
At the beginning of the year, I choose a word that I will hold onto, that guides my intention for the year.
I Hate This
You’re not alone. You know that, right? You know that you are part of a fierce tribe of women and men who will never give up, never back down and never give in.
Are We Who We Claim To Be? A Journal Entry From the Border
People often say to me, “Anna, when did you become such an activist?” My answer is simple: the day that I started holding the stories of others and allowing those stories to shatter my heart.
3 Lessons This Church is Learning About Growth
Like many mainline churches, they have struggled to maintain their budget and membership over the years. They have had their fair share of conflict, people moving, the neighborhood transitioning. Right now they are in a season of growth and working with the Center for Progressive Renewal to design their strategic plan.