In the last week the churches of the East Ohio Annual Conference have scrambled to figure out how to live stream their worship services. Some have full-blown Sunday morning productions, others are pastors in front of their cell phones offering a message and a prayer. And once they got that figured out by Sunday, they […]
March 18, 2020
I was blessed to be able to preach yesterday at Orchard Path UMC, one of our new church starts. Reverend David Rittgers is leading a great group in suburban Cleveland and asked if I would talk stewardship with his people. Having been part of a new church start years ago, I have great empathy for […]
March 7, 2011
If you started the year with a new financial secretary he or she is probably pretty depressed seven Sundays into the new year. He or she may have taken the total amount pledged, divided it by 52 and figured that was what you would receive each Sunday. Or you may a pastor who, while, new […]
February 14, 2011
There is no doubt that church committee work is cyclical and this is absolutely true for Stewardship Committees. After Labor Day they start to get organized, are busy in October and November, are done by Thanksgiving or so and are back to sleep before the Christmas decorations are put away. Afterall, there is really nothing […]
January 17, 2011
Wow, what a great response to last week’s post about electronic giving! It was the most-read entry we’ve had in 12 weeks! One church member told me that his church does nearly all of its “transactions” with members electronically. These are things other than the offering, like registering for VBS. And the biggest fan is the […]
November 8, 2010
The good people in the Conference Communications Office asked me to contribute to the fall edition of Joining Hands Magazine. This issue deals with bridging the gap between generations and below are my thoughts. If you haven’t read it yet or don’t receive a subscription you can read it on-line. In response to the earthquake […]
October 11, 2010
