I started 7 weeks ago as the interim pastor at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, Maine and attended my first week of interim ministry training with IMN in February in Parrish Florida. Fabulous group and training. I was so looking forward to my second week...
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...
Leveraging Social Media in the Pandemic
Unity World Wide Ministries Here is the link to our training page: You'll see the specific webinar and the information on how to register and deadlines. The participation has been so large, we have had to maintain a strict limit on numbers. We've found that beyond 100...
YOU ARE NOT ALONE: Learnings and Unlearnings from Colleagues – by Rev. Marshall Linden
After 41 years, 26 as a called and settled pastor in three parishes and then 15 as interim/transition in eight, I retired on June 30th. I was not one of those who counted the months, weeks, and days to retirement. Serving as Transition Senior Minister at West Avon...