Levels of adult C.E. programming
Someone asked me for a list of congregations who had “strong adult education ministries.†I knew what he was asking, but the more I thought about it, the less able I was to compile a list. I got...
View ArticleTransformation With Time
This past weekend I headed off with Matthew, my 10 year old son, for a father-son weekend at Camp Piankatank. We’ve been for four years and we always look forward to it. We get to play sports, canoe,...
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Tomorrow marks the official “back to school†mark for me with the requisite faculty “retreat†(that in quotes as there’s nothing akin to a retreat about it. Let’s all just admit that it’s...
View ArticleHome for Christmas
In the midst of preparation to lead a retreat this weekend, with “Home for Christmas” as its theme, I’ve been reminded of the old adage about how the more things change, the more they remain the same....
View ArticleHow to Plan A Memorable Retreat
One of the most underused, but potentially one of the most transforming, approaches to Christian education formation is the retreat. Often relegated to the area of youth ministry programs (but rarely...
View ArticleAnam Cara
There has been a resurgence in clergy peer learning groups of late. A significant contribution to this has been the funding from the Lilly Foundation that has challenged and enabled denominations to...
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