I have never done this before, and promise not to do it often, but I will be walking this Saturday — World Malaria Day — to raise funds for Imagine No Malaria. The United Methodist Church made a commitment to work with other groups (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the […]
I get dozens of requests to use this every year, so here it is with authorization to use it any and every way you find helpful — my version of the money autobiography! Writing a Money Autobiography Introduction Writing a money autobiography is a challenging and illuminating process that can […]
While this is a response to a comment left on my “Weighing In” post, I want to reflect more broadly and not make this a purely personal explanation. That said, I need to go point by point here. This comment illustrates so much of what I find indefensible in the […]
For the past month I have been working on a couple other projects and have been listening to other conversations. However, dozens of people have been emailing about my “position” on the current schism debate. I thought I would take this opportunity to weigh in. Let me be clear upfront: […]
With this week’s lectionary reading from Galatians, I am receiving numerous requests for the use of this hymn. Consider this express, written permission to reproduce and use. Click on the hymn for a downloadable, reprintable .pdf. (Oh, and my name is Dan R. Dick, not Dan K. Dick…)
Okay, I hate hokey little mnemonic devices — even when they work. It is something in my wiring, and I hate it even more when I come up with them, so I apologize in advance. But as I have been preparing a number of presentations recently, I note with some […]
Culture works on church like a cancer. Popularity is the new standard of excellence. Having a slogan or a sound bite or a brand is so much more important than being relevant or having integrity. Our get-’em-in-the-doors-by-any-means mentality has done more to kill the church than almost anything else, but it […]
Okay, following a surreal April (Korea, a week on the road in-state, two weeks at GC in Tampa) I took a week off to reflect, reconsider, and to hack my way through a rotten chest cold. Now I am back to review what the heck happened at General Conference — […]
I have heard the rumor that General Conference costs the UMC $1,500 a minute. Framed in terms of investment, this is problematic. What value are we getting from this investment? So far, we have changed little. The tinkering we have managed to date is nominal at best. No set aside […]
Thanks for the emails and calls of concern — I am not sick, lost, strayed, stolen, spindled or mutilated… I am in Korea, and with a schedule that isn’t allowing me blog time (plus inconsistent Internet). I will be back next week with a backlog of blogs, plus I am […]
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