The idea developed over the course of 14 years as we — pastor, Christian education director and business manager of Trinity UCC in Wooster, Ohio — led countless church members through 50 weeks of mission trips. We have traveled to a wide variety of locations from Providence, RI to Tijuana,
Have you ever been to a conference where after you arrived back home you realized that the best conversations took place in the “in between” spaces? In other words, it was when you went out for drinks with fellow conferees or had morning coffee with new friends. Have you ever
I met Rev. Chad Abbott, pastor of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Alexandria, KY, [editor’s note: Rev. Abbott is currently the Designated Conference Minister of the Indiana-Kentucky Conference] at a clergy gathering in the Cincinnati area more than a year ago. As we were chatting after the formal
This past summer my family and I went on a trip of a lifetime to Walt Disney World with my parents. Beyond the heat, it truly was magical in every way. As a part of our trip we went to the Pixar Animations Studio where they had a “Short Film
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Advent Calendar for the Newly Single
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Part-Time Pulpit — Full-Time Pastor
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Experimenting with Spirituality
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It might not be disinterest. It might be globalization.
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Big City Mission in a Rural Community
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What Is a Conference Anyway
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Advent Calendar for the Newly Single
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Big City Mission in a Rural Community
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What Churches Can Learn from “Doctor Who”
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Never Too Old to Do New Things
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What Is a Conference Anyway
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Living the Holy Experiment
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Is Your Church Cursed with a “Good Personality”?
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Order & Safety
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Developing Church … Naturally
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