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Filling the Void ✓
As they tried to shake my hand, the father turned to me and quietly said, “see you in five years.” That was almost two years ago and I have not seen them since.
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Reaching for that trapeze bar ✓
Our responses to change and transition in congregational life vary because our understanding of them is influenced by our experiences and individual temperament.
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“I could fill this job in about a week!” ✓
"Why should we spend a year trying to get a new minister? I could fill this job in about a week!" the vestry member proclaimed. "Yes," I replied, "but it's not a good idea."
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Faith Forged in the Fire
On September 11th, as my husband Larry and I were finishing breakfast, we heard a plane go over our house – too low and too loud for the usual air traffic approaching Newark Airport, 20 minutes away. We looked at each other in concern, and I glance…
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Care for the Troops
Every day, in airports across the nation, men and women in uniform are applauded for their military service. What a pleasant difference from my war.
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Valuing Lay Employees
This article readers to the church-wide lay employee pension system.
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So You Think You Don’t Know One…
Congregations often include people impacted by addiction and codependency.
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Closing the Planning Gap
As we begin a new year, perhaps you are trying to decide, once again, what resolutions might bring you health and peace. One goal might be to close the planning gap. Or, put another way, this may be the year to finally address end of life issues for …
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Living hospitality
Dr. Alan Watton was ninety years old when he started coming to church, via a ride from our hospitality chairs (a husband and wife team). After the first service, he stopped on his way out and asked if I made home visits.
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Vestry discernment begins with the soul
Nuts and bolts issues are more effectively and efficiently addressed when vestries focus first on key questions having to do with discernment and key values.
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