Dear Church, Summer is a gorgeous time here in NE Ohio where all is green. As the poet Joe Pintauro wrote, “Green is a God color.” Summer is also a very busy time for pastors. We’re busy planning for the fall, and we have a lot of cool things to look forward to! Rev’d… Read More »
Healthy Communication
Dear Church, I have handled a lot of questions around my Resigned Sermon from two weeks ago and I wanted to take the opportunity to clarify a few things. My working hypothesis of the great resignation of pastors stems from unhealthy communication. One way we will avoid burn out and toxic behavior is putting boundaries around… Read More »
Fall 2022
Dear Church! This fall we have a lot of great things lined up! The Worship Team wanted to explore what it means to be a Christian Community. That’s the over-arching theme this fall as we explore various aspects of our Christian Community including it’s purpose, implications and our own roles and obligations Our first exploration will be called Beautiful Together. Being… Read More »
PASTOR’S CORNER April 2022
Spring is hypothetically here, although as I write this the snow is coming down on this Tuesday morning following Easter. We’ve closed the books on the Good Enough series, where we learned how to set the bar a little lower and give ourselves permission to rest. We’ve asked God for guidance in fixing the things… Read More »
November Pastor’s Corner 2021
November is here and the little sunlight we get is all golden hour. What a blessing this month is and shall be for us. I’m thankful for Harry and Pam who brought us an afternoon of transcendent Irish music with Creggane. I’m thankful for the work of Ellen Nolan and our community in supporting the… Read More »
August 2021 Pastors Corner
It’s August! The last full month of summer and we’ll make the most of it! We’ve finished up our Beatitudes Go To The Movies series and we shall be following the lectionary and talking about unity before heading into our next series on Nehemiah starting September 12. Confirmation was unviable last year. We had an… Read More »
