Hey Church! I will start writing monthly messages here to talk about upcoming events. A space to sing the praises of your good deeds, tell tales of our communal life together, and maybe even find some wisdom. August has had some exciting meetings! This past school year, I ran a Dungeons and Dragons game over… Read More »
D&D Ministry Update
In October, I started a new Dungeons and Dragons Ministry. Since then, it’s been quite the learning experience! I have gained a deeper understanding of our library, of our community, and of middle schoolers in general. I love it! The kids are unique and fantastic. There’s a core group of friends and we’ve picked up… Read More »
Online Giving
This stewardship season, we are rolling out a new way to give! In addition to giving through the offering plate and auto-withdrawal, we are adding online recurrent giving! Recurrent giving gives you more control and transparency of your pledge. Here’s how to do it. How to Pledge/Give to the Church Navigate to https://uccmedina.org… Read More »
Yes, And…
Here is something I’m irrationally excited about! It’s a new ministry I’m embarking on. It’s a Dungeons and Dragons Ministry. Here’s how this came about… I recently had a meeting with two school representatives. They know we work with the local elementary in providing food to families. They know we work with the library in… Read More »
A Vision of the Future
My music folk were hanging and planning some future worship when our choir director Jim asked, “So… what’s like the future of the church? Where are you taking us?” Sometimes the words just aren’t there. That’s why we invented art! The picture on the left comes from the street artist Banksy. I love this picture.… Read More »
RE: Church
This fall we will have a new educational series! Regarding: Church! What is this thing called church? Why is our worship structured the way it is? We will take some time and delve into these questions. Why? To remind us of why the liturgy is the way it is and help us go deeper into our… Read More »
4 Keys to Membership
Our fall new member classes will be held Monday September 17 and 24 at 7 p.m. and New Member Sunday is September 30 at whatever service our new members attend. I LOVE new members! I love old members too… and people in general come to think of it. The most frequent question I get is… Read More »
Experiments and Failure
We had a baptism on July 1. It was awesome and epic and sacred! Yet something didn’t sit right. It had nothing to do with the family, the practice of baptism, or how we as the church view the sacrament. It had to do with me. Let me explain. I am trying to figure out… Read More »
Imagining Church Vitality
This past fall, I was invited by my friend and colleague, the Rev Courtney Clayton Jenkins to give a presentation on Church Vitality at her leadership summit. Pastor Jenkins is the amazing leader at South Euclid United Church of Christ, a church that is growing, vital, and an amazing example of a community of resurrection.… Read More »
Bad Farming
Delivered on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 as part of the Medina Ministerial Association ecumenical worship. I’ve been around growing things long enough to know what’s good practice and what’s not. I know enough to be dangerous. I know that today’s parable is bad farming. This sower is just sloppy. He didn’t prepare the ground. There’s… Read More »
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