In my experience, United Methodists tend to be problem solvers in search of the quick fix. All too often, we wait until a challenge reaches crisis proportions, then we seek a simple, easy solution. Frustration sets in and we begin looking around to see if someone else can solve our […]
Clergy and laity leadership across The United Methodist Church — attention. When you receive the November/December Interpreter magazine, read it, study it, share it, preach it, teach it. It focuses on The Advance — the United Methodist commitment to second mile giving projects that truly transform the world. In the […]
I received an email from a long-time colleague finding herself in an all-too-common situation: asked to “grow” a church where the leadership begged her to help bring them into the 21st century, she now finds that this same leadership effectively blocks each and every attempt she makes to lead. Her […]
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