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A new communion poster is available at the Educational Consultants Art Gallery site. Click on “[Read more]” to see a sample.

I’ve created a new poster. It’s available in the Art Gallery at Educational Consultants

Previously I’d posted some educational handouts on the blog. I’ve decided that this is not the right platform for that. I think our intent for the blog is to foster discussion and dialogue (currently an unqualified failure). I’ve posted additional … Continue reading →

In order for a local congregation to be an authentic community of faith, its practice must be congruent with its functional purpose, that is, its Christian mission. The underlying question is “What is the mission of the church?” and “To … Continue reading →

A fellow coach and I talked about interim ministry recently. She’s coaching a gentleman who is doing interim ministry (he’s on his fourth one). They are both trying to approach the issue through “Bowen Family Systems Lenses,” and therefore are … Continue reading →

I continue to find that students come to seminary with certain (misguided) assumptions about churches. A popular one is the assumption that the goal of ministry is to grow a congregation numerically, that is, to work at increasing the membership … Continue reading →