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The New Worship Question: To Tweet or not to Tweet1 comment

wchaney wrote 2 weeks ago: The New Worship Question: To Tweet or Not To Tweet By Kami L. Rice The Rev. Matthew Johnson discover … more →

Tags: United Methodist Church, Christian Leadership, Worship, Methodism, Urban Ministry, Worship Arts, Popular Culture, Blogging, Church & Culture

Interview with Soong-Chan Rah3 comments

blackwasp19 wrote 5 months ago: I wanted to pass this article. It is an interview with Northpark University professor Soong-Chan Rah … more →

Tags: church, Faith, Ministry, Christianity, Urban Faith, Culture, Religious, Race, multi-cultural

Atheists are New Evangelist?- I Don't Think So!8 comments

wchaney wrote 6 months ago: RESOLVED: Atheists are the New Evangelicals You know it’s serious when Chuck Norris gets spooked. No … more →

Tags: Emerging Church, United Methodist Church, Discples, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), AME CHurch, Evangelism, Church Revitalization, Presbyterian, AME Zion Church

The Soloist - Mental Illness1 comment

Jacquelyn wrote 7 months ago: We saw the film The Soloist today.  As one who serves an inner city congregation and has contact wit … more →

Tags: Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), Friendship, mental illness, Religious Community, St. Louis City

Urban Way of the Cross Walk1 comment

Jacquelyn wrote 7 months ago: The Maundy Thursday Tenebrae and Communion is over and now we sleep until Good Friday.  I always lik … more →

Tags: Community, Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), contemplative, Open and Affirming Congregation, progressive church, Spiritual, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Compton Heights Christian Church

Dealing with Difficult People

wchaney wrote 8 months ago: dealing-with-difficult-people-leadership-day … more →

Tags: 21st Century Leadership, Hospitality, leadership, Leadership Library, Popular Culture, Purpose, Reconciliation, Servant Leadership, spiritual formation

Children in the Church2 comments

Jacquelyn wrote 9 months ago: One of the gifts of being a pastor is to share in the joy of children.  In the life-cycle of our con … more →

Tags: Autism, Children, Children and Prayer, Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC)

Maximizing Your Ministry Effectiveness

wchaney wrote 9 months ago: The Lean Church Streamlining Your Ministry for Maximum Effectiveness by Don Pope, Andrew Parris, and … more →

Tags: 21st Century Leadership, AME CHurch, AME Zion Church, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), church growth, Church Revitalization, COGIC, Congregations, Disciple Making Churches

Pastor's Lectionary Study Group

Jacquelyn wrote 9 months ago: Like many pastors, I meet weekly with an ecumenical group of colleagues for lectionary study.  This … more →

Tags: Community, Friendship, lectio divina, Lectionary, Religion, Religious Community, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Compton Heights Christian Church

Hire a Husband

shad wrote 9 months ago: Many large, healthy churches have abandoned the inner cities to fend for themselves. And in the abse … more →

Tags: urban adventures, lehigh valley, Northampton, allentown, bethlehem, Lehigh, Jesus, Urban, Christ

One Minute Manager - The Disciple - Making Church2 comments

wchaney wrote 9 months ago: Disciple-making congregations:  • Focus all activity on Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27). The congregati … more →

Tags: 21st Century Leadership, Baltimore Washington Conference, Christian Leadership, Church Revitalization, coaching, Congregations, Disciple Making Churches, Emerging Church, Mainline Church

UMC Inauguration Events in Washington DC1 comment

wchaney wrote 10 months ago: Asbury UMC – 11th and K Street – 202.628.0009 http://www.asburyumcdc.org/churchDocs/Inau … more →

Tags: United Methodist Church, Urban Ministry, Culture, Hospitality, Baltimore Washington Conference, Inauguration, obabma, Martin Luther King

Everything Must Change2 comments

wchaney wrote 1 year ago: Everythign Must Chnage … more →

Tags: 21st Century Leadership, AME CHurch, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Leadership, Church & Culture, Church Revitalization, Disciple Making Churches, Emerging Church, Mainline Church

Is Transformation Possible?

wchaney wrote 1 year ago: This morning my friend Bill Tenny – Brittian wrote an article The High Cost of Transformation.  I ag … more →

Tags: Emerging Church, United Methodist Church, leadership, Leadership Library, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), AME CHurch, church growth, Urban Ministry, Church Revitalization

One Minute Ministry - Synchronized Ministry

wchaney wrote 1 year ago: Excellence in in disciple making ministry is intentional.  Having a clear big picture of the ministr … more →

Tags: AME CHurch, Christian Leadership, Church Revitalization, Disciple Making Churches, Emerging Church, Mainline Church, Making Disciples in our Communities, United Methodist Church, Urban Ministry

Re-Thinking Church

wchaney wrote 1 year ago: By Susan Passi-Klaus* Oct. 2, 2008 | NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) What if church wasn’t just a place wher … more →

Tags: 21st Century Leadership, Baltimore Washington Conference, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Leadership, Christian Living, Church & Culture, Church Revitalization, Discples, Emerging Church

Great Leadership Development Sites1 comment

wchaney wrote 1 year ago: Easum Bandy Tenny Brittain – Guiding Christian Leaders for Ancient Mission for a Contemporary … more →

Tags: 21st Century Leadership, Christian Leadership, Church Revitalization, Emerging Church, leadership, UCC, United Methodist Church, Urban Ministry, Best Practices

In Defence of the Emerging Church: Some Thoughts on Identity

reibwo wrote 1 year ago: Even as I hit “send” to my rebuttal of an argument on ToddonGod. I realized there was a … more →

Tags: Philosophy, Theology, Emerging Church, identity, toddongod, Missional Church, Mosaic Church

Farms and Financial Institutions

Peter Mead wrote 1 year ago: We know it is important to preach to the people before us.  This means being aware of the culture, b … more →

Tags: HOW TO?, Preaching, Homiletics, Stage 8 - Message Detail, Religion, Christianity, Audience Analysis, Commuter church, city church


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