A church friend shared with me that she had never heard a mother preach on Mother’s Day. I might share a lot of things about being a parent, but I can’t speak about being a mom. In 1956, the United Methodist Church finally ordained women to full clergy rights. We decided to fully include women […]

How can we assure “Christian Quality Control” ? Production Values for A Christ-Replicating Church Benchmarks found in the Sermon on the Mount Are we people, who _________ ? o do not have to be right ( such folks will be blessed) o are striving to live ethical, just and good lives ( such folks will […]

The Healthy Church Series: What exactly do churches produce? May 5: “Everyday Excellence: what does a healthy church produce?” Our Methodist bookseller, Cokesbury lists some 428 titles under “church growth” and 284 under “church marketing.” Somebody is writing a lot of books about how to grow churches, even as average overall worship attendance falls. Churches […]