Innovation in an unlikely place
Mike and Jane Lyon, Antioch Baptist Church and “the Brotherhood” show why innovation isn’t only the domain of urbanites.
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Keith Anderson: Digital ministry and bearing witness to the holy
Social media gives pastors a new ability to point out the presence of God in the day-to-day of people’s lives, says the co-author of a new book on digital ministry.
Jason Byassee: A weathered presence in a new place
A church burns, but its treasures endure.
Carol Howard Merritt: From challenge to opportunity
To become more diverse, younger, sustainable and innovative, denominations need to nurture the creative communities that spring up within the larger church.
Elizabeth Drescher: Digital ministry, made for the mainline
Networked, relational and incarnational, digital ministry is a good fit for the mainline, a chance to make the privatized practice of faith public and visible in the world again, says the author and scholar.
Louis B. Weeks: An inclusive paradigm for family
Congregations seeking to remain or become vital must change to reflect the changing paradigm of the American family, says the author of a new book on the future of the church.
Carol Howard Merritt: Nurturing creative church cultures
How can we nurture innovative cultures in our congregations and denominational structures?
Focus on excellence
By restructuring its organization around “excellence,” the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church has increased its effectiveness and transformed its culture.
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A church grows in Brooklyn
A parish-based evangelical approach to church planting in New York City has created a network of congregations for young urbanites.
Katie Sandquist paints a door as part of the ceremonial announcement of the Block by Block program in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sandquist and her husband Andrew are among the homeowners who received help from the program. Liz Martin/The (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Gazette
After the deluge
Rebuilding a community, block by block. An innovative partnership created by two United Methodist pastors revitalizes flood-ravaged neighborhoods in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.