Needless to say that any change made in a church is difficult, which is why it is understandable that the process to replace 100-year-old pews took five… Read more “Stackable Pews & Flexible Seating”
Tag: Change
First Year as Co-Pastors: How’s It Going?
A year has passed since this picture was taken. I look at myself in this picture who is still an associate pastor and see a person who… Read more “First Year as Co-Pastors: How’s It Going?”
Wreck This Church
This is my article I wrote for July issue of Presbyterians Today Magazine . . . I can only go a few days without kimchi—at most a… Read more “Wreck This Church”
The Golden Calf and Letting Go
They gathered around Aaron and said to him, “Come on! Make us gods who can lead us. As for this man Moses who brought us up out of… Read more “The Golden Calf and Letting Go”
A Disciplined Experiment on Changing Worship
Before I went to seminary, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. I was also a teacher for children with autism. The tools and… Read more “A Disciplined Experiment on Changing Worship”
Lessons Learned in the Intergenerational Worship Experiment
In a previous post I asked “what is intergenerational worship? Is it merely people of all ages being able to worship together? The simple answer would be ‘yes.’ I… Read more “Lessons Learned in the Intergenerational Worship Experiment”
A Sunday (37) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: Blessings
For the past nine years I served at my church, I have counted my blessings, especially as they have changed and made space for me to pastor… Read more “A Sunday (37) in Life of a Pastor/Mother: Blessings”
A Journey in the Intergenerational Worship Experiment
This is a picture of this past Sunday, our first Sunday switching to an intergenerational worship format. On the floor, you see tubs of play dough, tools,… Read more “A Journey in the Intergenerational Worship Experiment”
Children in Worship: It’s More than Having Coloring Sheets
In the first issue of PLGRM, Rev. LeAnn Watkins, rector at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in St. Paul, MN, shares how after numerous attempts of increasing attendance… Read more “Children in Worship: It’s More than Having Coloring Sheets”
A PCUSA Open Letter to the Old regarding the Young from Someone in the Middle
Dear Old, First let me define what I mean by “old.” In some regards I am referring to age, considering an overwhelming majority of the Presbyterian Church… Read more “A PCUSA Open Letter to the Old regarding the Young from Someone in the Middle”
