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March 20, 2018 by HeartlandUCCTeam in Church Life, Conference News, Inspiration, Leadership

What Is a Conference Anyway

For the past two years, a Vision Team has been dreaming about new ways to work together as the wider church in this part of the country – Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and West Virginia. The Team has developed a visionary goal to create “one nimble and responsive judicatory that is

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May 15, 2017 by Ohio UCC Team in Connections, Creativity, Innovation, Inspiration

A Conference in the “In Between” Spaces

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

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November 10, 2016 by Ohio UCC Team in Creativity, Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership

Creativity Coaching: A Vision for Wider Church Ministry

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

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September 15, 2016 by Ohio UCC Team in Creativity, Innovation, Inspiration

The Future Right in Front of Us

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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