This month we celebrate our church by kicking off the Stewardship campaign. Now that NHPR is done with their March funding drive, it is OUR turn! Which means we have some additional funding needed, and we have a lot to celebrate! We have become a multiplatform digital campus. Last year we paid our … Continue reading Stewardship 2023
It’s that time of year when I shamelessly and bluntly ask for your support and generosity. Technology allowed us to do a lot of cool (and mission critical) things this year. Thanks for all the kind and encouraging feedback. It has made all the extra effort worthwhile. We now have a digital campus with the … Continue reading We Built a Digital Campus. Now What?
Transcript: Just to be upfront. In these musings I am asking for your support. Imagine the pandemic 50 years ago, or even 20 years ago. With the church building closed and little technology around to keep us connected, I suspect our sense of community and the role of church in our lives … Continue reading Coming to Church in PJs
It’s 10:21 pm. The parents have said their good-byes. Five more hours and we are headed to the airport. The youth are excited, roaming the church – and nowhere near ready for sleep. Time to finish these musings, musings about the importance of stories and the impact of church when it helps to create stories … Continue reading Telling Our Stories
Picture this: In a ritual to appreciate Lea, our church administrator, we each bring forward a marble for every time Lea has been there for us to support one of our activities or projects. Imagine the marbles filling her outstretched hands as she tries to hold them all. Any one marble is easy to carry. … Continue reading Strengthening Our Foundation
I am thrilled to announce that our budget for next year will be: $10,000,028,350,010. At least, that’s what it would be if money were no object and you could give as much as feels right – according to the Dream Pledges you submitted a few Sundays ago. Thank you. Very inspiring! Inspiring, because it shows … Continue reading The Budget of our Dreams
I am so proud of our congregation as we reach the end of Michael’s six-month sabbatical! We have experienced consistently excellent, soul-stirring, thought-provoking worship planned by the Sabbatical Worship Team. We have begun a new way of doing religious education that provides opportunities for people of all ages to use the hour before worship on … Continue reading Sabbatical was a time of growth for us
