Church Amidst Coronavirus

Church Amidst Coronavirus (Will Mancini was a keynote speaker at the IMN 2014 Annual Conference) We are living in an unprecedented time for all of us—and especially for us as church leaders. This is a moment where we need to serve people and communities well ... in...

interesting times

Interesting Times...... submitted by Gene Kern, ELCA Here's a theme I've developed and started putting out into an anxious system..... The covid-19 virus is something that has happened to the world.  no one chose it.  no one wants it to stick around.  it is upending...

Lockdown – Hendricks

Brother Richard shared his poem "Lockdown" in a Facebook post on Friday, March 13. His original post has received more than19k positive reactions and has been shared more than 34k times. Lockdown by Brother Richard Hendrick: Yes there is fear. Yes there is isolation....

Faith and Family

Traci Smith A lot of us are wondering how church will be the same (or different) now that we’re in the middle of a lot of changes related to COVID-19. I think this is a time for us, as church leaders, to show our creativity. I think that churches and ministry people...

Stewardship

Why Choose Generosity in Times of Uncertainty and Fear? Horizons Stewardship There will always be a reason for someone to be afraid of something. It could be financial market volatility, political unrest, health scares, or social complexities. Sometimes all of those...